Small Suncup vs White-tipped Swift

Aspidonepsis flava compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small Suncup	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Aspidonepsis	Aeronautes
Species	Aspidonepsis flava	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small Suncup	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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.