Pink-throated Brilliant vs Rufous-webbed Brilliant

Heliodoxa gularis compared with Heliodoxa branickii

Key Differences

• Pink-throated Brilliant is Vulnerable while Rufous-webbed Brilliant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pink-throated Brilliant	Rufous-webbed Brilliant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Heliodoxa	Heliodoxa
Species	Heliodoxa gularis	Heliodoxa branickii

Evolutionary Relationship

Pink-throated Brilliant and Rufous-webbed Brilliant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Heliodoxa.

Conservation Status

Pink-throated Brilliant

VU — Vulnerable

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pink-throated Brilliant	Rufous-webbed Brilliant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pink-throated Brilliant

Habitat

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

Range

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

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway