Ausfeld's Wattle vs Mexican Violetear

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Colibri thalassinus

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Mexican Violetear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Mexican Violetear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Acacia	Colibri
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Colibri thalassinus

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Mexican Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

Habitat

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

Mexican Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Ausfeld's Wattle

The Ausfeld's Wattle (Acacia ausfeldii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mexican Violetear

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.