Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Glow-throated Hummingbird

Coeligena bonapartei verglichen mit Selasphorus ardens

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Glow-throated Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coeligena bonapartei Selasphorus ardens
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Gewicht 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Chiriquí highlands; feeds at flowering understorey shrubs and supplements with insects and spiders.
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Gesang

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

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

Deep, hollow resonant churr; low-frequency buzzing sound vibrating persistently through tropical forest canopy.

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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.

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the western highlands of Panama at 900-2,000 m in the Chiriquí region. Classified as Endangered.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Endangered

Glow-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Gefieder

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

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Gefieder

Black-billed Streamertail: males with glittering green body; elongated tail streamers; black bill; females plain green above; spotted

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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.

Glow-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the western highlands of Panama at 900-2,000 m. Males have a glowing magenta throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range in the Chiriquí highlands.

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