Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Thyme Plume

Amazilia yucatanensis compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Buff-bellied Hummingbird is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trochilidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Amazilia	Merrifieldia
Species	Amazilia yucatanensis	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-bellied Hummingbird and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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