Green-fronted Lancebill vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Doryfera ludovicae مقارنةً بـ Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-fronted Lancebill Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
الاسم العلمي Doryfera ludovicae Lampornis amethystinus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,5 cm (4.5 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
الوزن 5,95 g (0.21 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore probing epiphyte flowers and bromeliads with long straight bill in montane forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-fronted Lancebill only

بلا

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Lancebill

الغناء

Rough, raspy chattering with energetic rhythm; series of coarse notes delivered rapidly near active foraging territories.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

الغناء

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-fronted Lancebill

Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru to Bolivia. 1,200–2,400 m.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Green-fronted Lancebill

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Green-fronted Lancebill

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a remarkably long, straight bill (40 mm). Green plumage with a violet-blue forehead. Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica to Bolivia at 800-2,500 m. Named lancebill for its dagger-like bill used to pierce the base of long tubular flowers.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in mountain forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have an amethyst-purple throat. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Commonly visits feeders in Mexican highland gardens.

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