Brown Violetear vs Chihuahua Gray

Colibri delphinae compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Violetear	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Trochilidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Colibri	Aphonopelma
Species	Colibri delphinae	Aphonopelma pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Violetear and Chihuahua Gray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Violetear	Chihuahua Gray
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.

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.