Beautiful Plume vs White-throated Bee-eater

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Merops albicollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	White-throated Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Pterophoridae	Meropidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Merops
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Merops albicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and White-throated Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

White-throated Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	White-throated Bee-eater
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).

White-throated Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.