Bird's Eye vs Headfly

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydrotaea
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.