Salento Iris vs Speckled Hummingbird

Iris revoluta compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

• Salento Iris is Critically Endangered while Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Salento Iris	Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Iris	Adelomyia
Species	Iris revoluta	Adelomyia melanogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

Salento Iris and Speckled Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Salento Iris	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.