Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Chrysuronia lilliae verglichen mit Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysuronia lilliae Coeligena bonapartei
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird only

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Gesang

Soft, buzzy trill barely audible; rapid light notes barely perceptible at distance in dense vegetation.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Gesang

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to northern Colombia. Critically Endangered with a tiny population in Caribbean coastal habitats.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Gefieder

Burchell's Coucal: white supercilium; streaked brown above; rufous wings; pale white below; long tail; red eye; distinctive eyebrow

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Gefieder

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to northern Colombia. Males have a sapphire-blue belly. Nectarivore of mangroves and dry forest. Critically Endangered with a very small population restricted to a tiny area of Caribbean Colombia.

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.

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