Alectryon vs Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Alectryon tropicus compared with Campylopterus largipennis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gray-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Campylopterus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Campylopterus largipennis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.