Gorgeted Puffleg vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eriocnemis isabellae مقارنةً بـ Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Gorgeted Puffleg Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
الاسم العلمي Eriocnemis isabellae Lampornis amethystinus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Gorgeted Puffleg only

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

الغناء

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to a tiny area on the western slope of the Colombian Andes at 2,600-2,900 m. Males have an iridescent gorget and white leg puffs. Described in 2007. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted range. Nectarivore of cloud forest.

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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