butterfly-pea vs Speckled Hummingbird

Centrosema virginianum compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Taxonomic Classification

Rank butterfly-pea Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Fabaceae Trochilidae
Genus Centrosema Adelomyia
Species Centrosema virginianum Adelomyia melanogenys

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute butterfly-pea Speckled Hummingbird
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Speckled Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird with speckled or spotted underparts — unusual among hummingbirds dominated by plain or iridescent plumages — speckled hummingbirds inhabit cloud forest and forest edges in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia at elevations of 900–3,000 meters. The spotted underpart pattern provides remarkable camouflage when the bird perches on lichen-covered bark. They forage on nectar and small arthropods and are important pollinators of Andean epiphytes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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