arrow-poison-tree vs Buff-tailed Coronet

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Boissonneaua flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Buff-tailed Coronet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Boissonneaua
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Boissonneaua flavescens

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Coronet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Buff-tailed Coronet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Buff-tailed Coronet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buff-tailed Coronet

A large, robust hummingbird named for its warm buff-yellow tail base and coronet-like iridescent head, buff-tailed coronets inhabit humid cloud forest and forest edges in the northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations from 1,200–2,800 meters. They are relatively aggressive, defending nectar-rich territories and feeding at large flowering trees. Their large body size for a hummingbird reflects adaptation to cold-tolerant foraging at higher altitudes compared to lowland species. Listed as Least Concern.