Chestnut-breasted Whiteface vs Water yam

Aphelocephala pectoralis compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Acanthizidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aphelocephala	Dioscorea
Species	Aphelocephala pectoralis	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.