Broken Hill Gidgee vs Buff-tailed Coronet

Acacia loderi compared with Boissonneaua flavescens

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Buff-tailed Coronet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Buff-tailed Coronet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Acacia	Boissonneaua
Species	Acacia loderi	Boissonneaua flavescens

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Buff-tailed Coronet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Buff-tailed Coronet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

Buff-tailed Coronet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buff-tailed Coronet

A large, robust hummingbird named for its warm buff-yellow tail base and coronet-like iridescent head, buff-tailed coronets inhabit humid cloud forest and forest edges in the northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations from 1,200–2,800 meters. They are relatively aggressive, defending nectar-rich territories and feeding at large flowering trees. Their large body size for a hummingbird reflects adaptation to cold-tolerant foraging at higher altitudes compared to lowland species. Listed as Least Concern.