Blue-tailed Emerald vs Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Cebus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Trochilidae	Cebidae
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Cebus
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Cebus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-tailed Emerald and Chestnut Weeper Capuchin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.