Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Campylopterus phainopeplus مقارنةً بـ Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Santa Marta Sabrewing Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
الاسم العلمي Campylopterus phainopeplus Coeligena bonapartei
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
الوزن 6,825 g (0.24 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Santa Marta Sabrewing only

بلا

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Sabrewing

الغناء

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light notes cascading freely in cheerful energetic sequence.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

الغناء

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Classified as Endangered.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Sabrewing

الريش

Kori Bustard: pale gray-white below; finely vermiculated gray-black above; black and white neck barring; large size; male much larger

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

الريش

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Santa Marta Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Dark green plumage with iridescent blue throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta endemic. Classified as Endangered due to restricted range.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

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