Beautiful Plume vs Ward's Trogon

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Harpactes wardi

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Ward's Trogon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Ward's Trogon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family	Pterophoridae	Trogonidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Harpactes
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Harpactes wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Ward's Trogon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Ward's Trogon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Ward's Trogon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Ward's Trogon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.