雞尾霸鶲 vs Map Treefrog

Alectrurus tricolor compared with Boana geographica

Key Differences

• 雞尾霸鶲 is Vulnerable while Map Treefrog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	雞尾霸鶲	Map Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Anura (无尾目)
Family	Tyrannidae	Hylidae
Genus	Alectrurus	Boana
Species	Alectrurus tricolor	Boana geographica

Evolutionary Relationship

雞尾霸鶲 and Map Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

雞尾霸鶲

VU — Vulnerable

Map Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	雞尾霸鶲	Map Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

雞尾霸鶲

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Map Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

雞尾霸鶲

The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a striking and unusual flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae, named for the remarkable elongated, spatula-shaped outer tail feathers of the male, which can exceed the body length and are displayed during aerial courtship flights over open grasslands. The species inhabits wet and seasonally flooded grasslands, cerrado savanna, and campos in the interior of South America, including central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina — not Norway, as erroneous database entries suggest. Males combine conspicuous black, white, and rufous plumage with their extraordinary tail streamers in an elaborate display to attract females on leks; females are cryptically streaked brown. The cock-tailed tyrant is a ground- and low-vegetation forager, preying on insects and other small invertebrates gleaned from grass stems and caught in aerial sallies. The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to extensive and continuing conversion and degradation of its native Neotropical grassland habitat through intensive soy and sugarcane agriculture, cattle ranching, fire management changes, and drainage of seasonally flooded grasslands. Populations have declined significantly across much of its range, particularly in Brazil and Paraguay. The species is a flagship for threatened grassland conservation in South America, where relatively little protection has historically been directed at open-country habitats compared to forest ecosystems.