Black-hooded Sunbeam vs water dock

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Trochilidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Rumex
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.