Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Chestnut-headed Crake

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Chestnut-headed Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Rallidae
Genus	Coeligena	Anurolimnas
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Anurolimnas castaneiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Chestnut-headed Crake share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Chestnut-headed Crake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway