Colibri héliodore vs Colibri bourdon

Chaetocercus heliodor compared with Chaetocercus bombus

Key Differences

• Colibri héliodore is Least Concern while Colibri bourdon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Colibri héliodore	Colibri bourdon
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	Chaetocercus	Chaetocercus
Species	Chaetocercus heliodor	Chaetocercus bombus

Evolutionary Relationship

Colibri héliodore and Colibri bourdon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chaetocercus.

Conservation Status

Colibri héliodore

LC — Least Concern

Colibri bourdon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Colibri héliodore	Colibri bourdon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Colibri héliodore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Colibri bourdon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Colibri héliodore

A tiny, high-altitude Andean woodstar hummingbird, male gorgeted woodstars have a spectacular iridescent pink-purple gorget that is disproportionately large relative to their 2.5 g body. Found in montane forest edges and gardens from Colombia and Venezuela to northwestern Peru at elevations of 1,500–3,500 meters. Like all woodstars, they perform buzzy, insect-like hovering flight in open areas near flowers. They enter deep nocturnal torpor — a near-death metabolic state — to survive cold Andean nights.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway