Gorgeted Puffleg vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Eriocnemis isabellae compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorgeted Puffleg	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Icteridae
Genus	Eriocnemis	Amblycercus
Species	Eriocnemis isabellae	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gorgeted Puffleg and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorgeted Puffleg	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway