White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Coeligena phalerata verglichen mit Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-tailed Starfrontlet Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coeligena phalerata Lampornis amethystinus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Gewicht 6,1 g (0.22 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Gesang

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection from perch.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 m.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

White-tailed Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,000 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. A Santa Marta endemic found nowhere else in the world.

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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