Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet is Least Concern while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Trochilidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Coeligena	Piliocolobus
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.