Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Collared Inca

Alkanna maleolens compared with Coeligena torquata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Collared Inca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Collared Inca
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Boraginales (حمحميات)	Apodiformes (سماميات)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Coeligena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Coeligena torquata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Collared Inca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Collared Inca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.