Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Khakiweed

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Khakiweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Khakiweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Trochilidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Alternanthera
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Khakiweed
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.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.