Inca à collier vs Cassique à bec jaune

Coeligena torquata compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inca à collier	Cassique à bec jaune
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Trochilidae	Icteridae
Genus	Coeligena	Amblycercus
Species	Coeligena torquata	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Inca à collier and Cassique à bec jaune share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (oiseau)

Conservation Status

Inca à collier

LC — Least Concern

Cassique à bec jaune

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inca à collier	Cassique à bec jaune
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inca à collier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Cassique à bec jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Inca à collier

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

Cassique à bec jaune

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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