Black-cowled Saltator vs Azure-shouldered Tanager

Saltator nigriceps comparé à Tangara cyanoptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-cowled Saltator Azure-shouldered Tanager
Nom scientifique Saltator nigriceps Tangara cyanoptera
Ordre Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famille Thraupidae Thraupidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 21,1 cm (8.3 in) 19,2 cm (7.6 in)
Poids 69,66666666666667 g (2.46 oz) 43,0 g (1.52 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée -- 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-cowled Saltator only

Aucun(e)

Azure-shouldered Tanager only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-cowled Saltator

Least Concern

Azure-shouldered Tanager

About These Birds

Black-cowled Saltator

The Black-cowled Saltator is a large, robust saltator of dry forest edges and scrub in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, with a distinctive black hood contrasting with grey upperparts and white underparts. It inhabits thorn scrub, dry deciduous forests, and their edges. It feeds on large insects, seeds, and fruits, using its stout bill to crack open hard-shelled seeds.

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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