Blue-tailed Emerald vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Acraea anemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trochilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Acraea
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Acraea anemosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-tailed Emerald and Broad-bordered Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue-tailed Emerald

A small, jewel-like hummingbird named for the brilliant blue-green iridescence of the tail feathers, male blue-tailed emeralds display glittering green plumage throughout with a contrasting deep blue-green forked tail. Found in lowland tropical forest edges, savannas, and gardens from Venezuela and Colombia east to Trinidad and south to Bolivia and Brazil. They are common in disturbed and secondary habitats, making them relatively resilient to habitat modification compared to more specialized hummingbirds.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.