Lesser Violetear vs beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul

Colibri cyanotus compared with Colibri thalassinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lesser Violetear beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Aves (ave) Aves (ave)
Order same Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same Trochilidae Trochilidae
Genus same Colibri Colibri
Species Colibri cyanotus Colibri thalassinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Violetear and beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colibri.

Conservation Status

Lesser Violetear

LC — Least Concern

beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lesser Violetear beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Lesser Violetear

No description available.

beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul

Um beija-flor de medio porte e plumagem predominantemente verde com uma distintiva mancha auricular violeta-azul iridescente e faixa no peito, o beija-flor-orelhaverde-mexicano (Colibri thalassinus) habita florestas montanas e de altitude desde o Mexico pelo sul da America Central, em altitudes de 1.000 a 3.000 metros. Os machos sao agressivos, muito vocais na defesa do territorio e realizam vistos sos exibicoes de voo. Reproduzem-se em grandes altitudes, mas algumas populacoes realizam migracoes altitudinais sazonais. Esta entre os beija-flores mais comuns nos habitats mexicanos de pinheiro-carvalho e floresta nebular de montanha.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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