Band-tailed Seedeater vs Azure-rumped Tanager

Catamenia analis compared with Tangara cabanisi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Band-tailed Seedeater Azure-rumped Tanager
Scientific Name Catamenia analis Tangara cabanisi
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thraupidae Thraupidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable
Length — —
Wingspan 13.1 cm (5.2 in) 17.5 cm (6.9 in)
Weight 13.450000000000001 g (0.47 oz) 14.0 g (0.49 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Band-tailed Seedeater only

Azure-rumped Tanager only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Band-tailed Seedeater

Vulnerable

Azure-rumped Tanager

About These Birds

Band-tailed Seedeater

The Band-tailed Seedeater is a small finch of the family Thraupidae found in open grassland, scrub, and agricultural areas in the Andes and adjacent lowlands. Weighing about 13.5g with a wingspan of 13.1cm, it has a distinctive pale band across the base of its tail. It feeds primarily on grass seeds on or near the ground.

Azure-rumped Tanager

The Azure-rumped Tanager is a Vulnerable tanager found in humid forests of Guatemala and southern Mexico, weighing about 14g with a wingspan of 17.5cm. It has pale blue-and-white plumage with an azure rump and is restricted to a small and fragmented range. Habitat loss in its cloud forest home poses a significant threat to this species.

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