Glittering-throated Emerald vs Laysan Duck

Chionomesa fimbriata compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Glittering-throated Emerald is Data Deficient while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glittering-throated Emerald	Laysan Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Anatidae
Genus	Chionomesa	Anas
Species	Chionomesa fimbriata	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Glittering-throated Emerald and Laysan Duck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Glittering-throated Emerald

DD — Data Deficient

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glittering-throated Emerald	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glittering-throated Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.