Alectryon vs colibrí pechipunteado

Alectryon tropicus compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

  • Alectryon is Near Threatened while colibrí pechipunteado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon colibrí pechipunteado
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Sapindaceae Trochilidae
Genus Alectryon Adelomyia
Species Alectryon tropicus Adelomyia melanogenys

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

colibrí pechipunteado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon colibrí pechipunteado
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

colibrí pechipunteado

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

colibrí pechipunteado

El colibri jaspeado (Adelomyia melanogenys) es un colibri de tamano mediano con partes inferiores moteadas o jaspeadas, inusual entre los colibries de plumaje liso o iridiscente. Habita bosques nubosos y bordes de bosque en los Andes, desde Colombia y Venezuela hasta Bolivia, a elevaciones de 900-3.000 metros. El patron jaspeado de las partes inferiores proporciona un excelente camuflaje cuando el ave se posa sobre corteza cubierta de liquenes. Es un importante polinizador de epifitas andinas.

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