Bird's Eye vs Wire-crested Thorntail

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Discosura popelairii

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Wire-crested Thorntail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Wire-crested Thorntail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Discosura
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Discosura popelairii

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Wire-crested Thorntail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Wire-crested Thorntail
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.

Wire-crested Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.