Baytop's Onion vs Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Allium baytopiorum compared with Campylopterus largipennis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Gray-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
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	Allium	Campylopterus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Campylopterus largipennis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.