black-calabash vs Speckled Hummingbird

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Bignoniaceae Trochilidae
Genus Amphitecna Adelomyia
Species Amphitecna latifolia Adelomyia melanogenys

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash Speckled Hummingbird
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Speckled Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird with speckled or spotted underparts — unusual among hummingbirds dominated by plain or iridescent plumages — speckled hummingbirds inhabit cloud forest and forest edges in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia at elevations of 900–3,000 meters. The spotted underpart pattern provides remarkable camouflage when the bird perches on lichen-covered bark. They forage on nectar and small arthropods and are important pollinators of Andean epiphytes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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