Brown Violetear vs Chatham Bellbird

Colibri delphinae compared with Anthornis melanocephala

Key Differences

Brown Violetear is Least Concern while Chatham Bellbird is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Violetear	Chatham Bellbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Meliphagidae
Genus	Colibri	Anthornis
Species	Colibri delphinae	Anthornis melanocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Violetear and Chatham Bellbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Chatham Bellbird

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Violetear	Chatham Bellbird
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.

Chatham Bellbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chatham Bellbird

The Chatham Bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) is a species in the genus Anthornis. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.