Colorful Puffleg vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eriocnemis mirabilis مقارنةً بـ Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Colorful Puffleg Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
الاسم العلمي Eriocnemis mirabilis Lampornis amethystinus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 10,2 cm (4.0 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
الوزن 5,06 g (0.18 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. 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

Colorful Puffleg only

بلا

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

الغناء

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

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

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 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

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,800-2,200 m. Males have iridescent multicolored plumage and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Critically Endangered with an extremely restricted range.

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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