arrowhead vs Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Sagittaria sagittifolia compared with Amazilia tzacatl

Taxonomic Classification

Rank arrowhead Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Aves (Birds)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Alismataceae Trochilidae
Genus Sagittaria Amazilia
Species Sagittaria sagittifolia Amazilia tzacatl

Conservation Status

arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute arrowhead Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowhead

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji).

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

arrowhead

The Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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