Plum-throated Cotinga vs Scaled Fruiteater

Cotinga maynana compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plum-throated Cotinga	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family same	Cotingidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Cotinga	Ampelioides
Species	Cotinga maynana	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Plum-throated Cotinga and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cotingidae.

Conservation Status

Plum-throated Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plum-throated Cotinga	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plum-throated Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway