Autumn Snowflake vs Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Acis autumnalis compared with Coeligena lutetiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Acis	Coeligena
Species	Acis autumnalis	Coeligena lutetiae

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway