Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Cinnamon Hummingbird

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Amazilia rutila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Cinnamon Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Coeligena	Amazilia
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Amazilia rutila

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Cinnamon Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Family level: Trochilidae.

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Cinnamon Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Cinnamon Hummingbird
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.

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Cinnamon Hummingbird

The Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) 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