Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Coeligena bonapartei مقارنةً بـ Thalurania furcata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Fork-tailed Woodnymph
الاسم العلمي Coeligena bonapartei Thalurania furcata
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 10,9 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,4 g (0.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

بلا

Fork-tailed Woodnymph only

بلا

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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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

الغناء

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

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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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

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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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

الريش

Blue Bustard: males with slate-blue neck and breast; brown-vermiculated above; white belly; females brown above; pale below

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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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Males have violet-blue underparts and green crown. Deeply forked tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens.

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