Brown Violetear vs bull-oak

Colibri delphinae compared with Allocasuarina fraseriana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Violetear bull-oak
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family Trochilidae Casuarinaceae
Genus Colibri Allocasuarina
Species Colibri delphinae Allocasuarina fraseriana

Conservation Status

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

bull-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Violetear bull-oak
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

bull-oak

Habitat

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

Brown Violetear

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina fraseriana) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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