Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Grasshopper Sparrow

Amazilia yucatanensis compared with Ammodramus savannarum

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Hummingbird is Least Concern while Grasshopper Sparrow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Grasshopper Sparrow
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	Passerellidae
Genus	Amazilia	Ammodramus
Species	Amazilia yucatanensis	Ammodramus savannarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Hummingbird and Grasshopper Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Grasshopper Sparrow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Grasshopper Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Grasshopper Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

The Buff-Bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) is a species in the genus Amazilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway