Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs White-bearded Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus مقارنةً بـ Phaethornis hispidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem White-bearded Hermit
الاسم العلمي Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis hispidus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 10,8 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 4,975 g (0.18 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

بلا

White-bearded Hermit only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

الغناء

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

White-bearded Hermit

الغناء

Sharp, staccato chips in rapid series; clean, emphatic notes delivered rhythmically without inflection or melodic variation.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

White-bearded Hermit

Widespread in western Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Found at 100–1,000 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

White-bearded Hermit

About These Birds

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.

White-bearded Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia. Green plumage with a distinctive white beard-like throat stripe and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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