Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri vs Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri

Colibri delphinae compared with Colibri thalassinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri	Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order same	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Colibri	Colibri
Species	Colibri delphinae	Colibri thalassinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri and Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colibri.

Conservation Status

Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri	Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Brauner Veilchenohrkolibri

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.

Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela