Mexican Woodnymph vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eupherusa ridgwayi verglichen mit Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mexican Woodnymph Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eupherusa ridgwayi Lampornis amethystinus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Gewicht 3,733333333333333 g (0.13 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Woodnymph

Gesang

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

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

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Mexican Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Green plumage with rufous belly. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. Named after the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. A Mexican endemic.

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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