Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch vs Azure-shouldered Tanager

Poospiza whitii compared with Tangara cyanoptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch Azure-shouldered Tanager
Scientific Name Poospiza whitii Tangara cyanoptera
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thraupidae Thraupidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 12.5 cm (4.9 in) 19.2 cm (7.6 in)
Weight 15.15 g (0.53 oz) 43.0 g (1.52 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-4 2-3
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch only

None

Azure-shouldered Tanager only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch

Least Concern

Azure-shouldered Tanager

About These Birds

Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch

The Black-and-chestnut Warbling-finch is a small finch of the arid Andean valleys and dry scrubland in Argentina and Bolivia. Males have a black head, chestnut wings, and whitish underparts. It forages in scrub and rocky terrain for seeds and insects.

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager is a tanager endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, weighing about 43g with a wingspan of 19.2cm. It has green plumage with striking azure-blue shoulder patches and forages in the forest canopy and edges. It feeds on fruit, nectar, and insects, often in mixed-species flocks.

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