Colibri à queue bronzée vs Colibri de Buffon

Chalybura urochrysia compared with Chalybura buffonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Colibri à queue bronzée	Colibri de Buffon
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Chalybura	Chalybura
Species	Chalybura urochrysia	Chalybura buffonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Colibri à queue bronzée and Colibri de Buffon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chalybura.

Conservation Status

Colibri à queue bronzée

LC — Least Concern

Colibri de Buffon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Colibri à queue bronzée	Colibri de Buffon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Colibri à queue bronzée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Colibri de Buffon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Colibri à queue bronzée

The Bronze-Tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) is a species in the genus Chalybura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Colibri de Buffon

A medium-large hummingbird named for its white undertail coverts, white-vented plumeleteers have glittering green plumage with a brilliant pink-red bill and are found in humid lowland and foothill forest from Panama east through northern South America to Venezuela and Trinidad. They inhabit forest edges and clearings at elevations up to 1,400 meters. Males are aggressive territory defenders. Important pollinators of large-flowered Heliconias and other tropical understory plants across their range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway