Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Goa-bean

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Psophocarpus
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.