Speckled Hummingbird vs Timofeev's Iris

Adelomyia melanogenys compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Speckled Hummingbird	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Trochilidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Adelomyia	Iris
Species	Adelomyia melanogenys	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Speckled Hummingbird and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Speckled Hummingbird	Timofeev's Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.