Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Speckled Hummingbird

Campylopterus phainopeplus compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

Santa Marta Sabrewing is Endangered while Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Santa Marta Sabrewing	Speckled Hummingbird
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	Campylopterus	Adelomyia
Species	Campylopterus phainopeplus	Adelomyia melanogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

Santa Marta Sabrewing and Speckled Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Family level: Trochilidae.

View Family: Trochilidae

Conservation Status

Santa Marta Sabrewing

EN — Endangered

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Santa Marta Sabrewing	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

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

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.