Speckled Hummingbird vs Willow Tarspot

Adelomyia melanogenys compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Speckled Hummingbird	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Trochilidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Adelomyia	Rhytisma
Species	Adelomyia melanogenys	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Speckled Hummingbird	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.