Rufous-tailed Jacamar vs Speckled Hummingbird

Galbula ruficauda compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Galbulidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Galbula	Adelomyia
Species	Galbula ruficauda	Adelomyia melanogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

Rufous-tailed Jacamar and Speckled Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-tailed Jacamar	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) 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.

Speckled Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird with speckled or spotted underparts — unusual among hummingbirds dominated by plain or iridescent plumages — speckled hummingbirds inhabit cloud forest and forest edges in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia at elevations of 900–3,000 meters. The spotted underpart pattern provides remarkable camouflage when the bird perches on lichen-covered bark. They forage on nectar and small arthropods and are important pollinators of Andean epiphytes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela