Chestnut-breasted Whiteface vs Onion Yellow-face Bee

Aphelocephala pectoralis compared with Hylaeus punctulatissimus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened while Onion Yellow-face Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Onion Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Acanthizidae	Colletidae
Genus	Aphelocephala	Hylaeus
Species	Aphelocephala pectoralis	Hylaeus punctulatissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface and Onion Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Yellow-face Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Onion Yellow-face Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Onion Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species in the genus Aphelocephala. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.