Speckled Hummingbird vs Variable Dancer

Adelomyia melanogenys compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Speckled Hummingbird	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Trochilidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Adelomyia	Argia
Species	Adelomyia melanogenys	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Speckled Hummingbird and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Speckled Hummingbird	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.