Pheasant's-eye vs White-tipped Swift

Adonis annua compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

Pheasant's-eye is Extinct while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pheasant's-eye	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Adonis	Aeronautes
Species	Adonis annua	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pheasant's-eye	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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.