Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Lowland Tapir

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Trochilidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Coeligena	Tapirus
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador