Stub-tailed Spadebill vs White-throated Spadebill

Platyrinchus cancrominus compared with Platyrinchus mystaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Stub-tailed Spadebill	White-throated Spadebill
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	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Platyrinchus	Platyrinchus
Species	Platyrinchus cancrominus	Platyrinchus mystaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Stub-tailed Spadebill and White-throated Spadebill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platyrinchus.

Conservation Status

Stub-tailed Spadebill

LC — Least Concern

White-throated Spadebill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Stub-tailed Spadebill	White-throated Spadebill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Stub-tailed Spadebill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

White-throated Spadebill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-throated Spadebill

White-throated Spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway