Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs Window Acraea

Amazilia tzacatl compared with Acraea aglaonice

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Window Acraea
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Aves (Birds) Insecta (Insects)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Trochilidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Amazilia Acraea
Species Amazilia tzacatl Acraea aglaonice

Evolutionary Relationship

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird and Window Acraea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Window Acraea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Window Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.

Window Acraea

No description available.

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