Blue-throated Sapphire vs White-chinned Sapphire

Chlorestes eliciae compared with Chlorestes cyanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-throated Sapphire	White-chinned Sapphire
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Chlorestes	Chlorestes
Species	Chlorestes eliciae	Chlorestes cyanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-throated Sapphire and White-chinned Sapphire share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chlorestes.

Conservation Status

Blue-throated Sapphire

LC — Least Concern

White-chinned Sapphire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-throated Sapphire	White-chinned Sapphire
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-throated Sapphire

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

White-chinned Sapphire

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Blue-throated Sapphire

The Blue-throated Sapphire (Chlorestes eliciae) is a species in the genus Chlorestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia