Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Buff-bellied Hermit

Coeligena bonapartei مقارنةً بـ Phaethornis subochraceus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Buff-bellied Hermit
الاسم العلمي Coeligena bonapartei Phaethornis subochraceus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
الوزن 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,0 g (0.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore with elongated bill suited to pendant tubular flowers. Gleans small spiders and mites from …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

بلا

Buff-bellied Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

الغناء

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

Buff-bellied Hermit

الغناء

Rapid, light twittering cascade; airy high notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence during courtship display flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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

Buff-bellied Hermit

Endemic to central and southwestern Brazil in cerrado woodland edges and dry forest gallery. Found at 400–900 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Buff-bellied Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

الريش

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

Buff-bellied Hermit

الريش

Needle-billed Hermit: heavily streaked tawny underparts; brown-olive above; pale supercilium; very fine needle-like decurved bill; streaked throat

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About These Birds

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.

Buff-bellied Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in dry deciduous forests and cerrado of central Bolivia and western Brazil. Buff-orange belly, green upperparts, and a curved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest undergrowth. An uncommon species of semi-arid habitats.

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