chainfruit vs Pied Puffbird

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Notharchus tectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Pied Puffbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bucconidae
Genus	Alyxia	Notharchus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Notharchus tectus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Pied Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Pied Puffbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Pied Puffbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.