Black fruited galanga vs Variable Sunbird

Alpinia nigra compared with Cinnyris venustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Variable Sunbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Nectariniidae
Genus	Alpinia	Cinnyris
Species	Alpinia nigra	Cinnyris venustus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Variable Sunbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Variable Sunbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black fruited galanga

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Jamaica.

Variable Sunbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black fruited galanga

The Black fruited galanga (Alpinia nigra) is a species in the genus Alpinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.