Speckled Hummingbird vs Violet Smut

Adelomyia melanogenys compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Speckled Hummingbird	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Trochilidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Adelomyia	Urocystis
Species	Adelomyia melanogenys	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Speckled Hummingbird	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.