Devil's Bit vs Speckled Hummingbird

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Acanthaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Ruellia	Adelomyia
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Adelomyia melanogenys

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Speckled Hummingbird

O beija-flor-pintado (Adelomyia melanogenys) e um beija-flor de porte medio com as partes inferiores pintalgadas ou malhadas, incomum entre os beija-flores dominados por plumagens lisas ou iridescentes. Habita florestas de neblina e bordas de floresta nos Andes, da Colombia e Venezuela ate a Bolivia, em elevacoes de 900 a 3.000 metros. O padrao de manchas nas partes inferiores oferece camuflagem notavel quando o ave se pousa sobre casca coberta de liquens. E importante polinizador de epifitas andinas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela