Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Koepcke's Hermit

Coeligena bonapartei verglichen mit Phaethornis koepckeae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Koepcke's Hermit
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coeligena bonapartei Phaethornis koepckeae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 12,1 cm (4.8 in)
Gewicht 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,95 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

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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.

Koepcke's Hermit

Gesang

Deep, hollow churr with resonant quality; prolonged buzzing trill carrying well through dense forest at low frequency.

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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.

Koepcke's Hermit

Endemic to Peru in the Ucayali and Madre de Dios drainages. Found in lowland and foothill forest at 200–700 m elevation.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Koepcke's Hermit

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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

Koepcke's Hermit

Gefieder

Little Hermit: glittering green crown; pale buff underparts; white pectoral tufts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill

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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.

Koepcke's Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes at 800-1,500 m. Green plumage with rufous underparts. Named after Maria Koepcke, a German-Peruvian ornithologist. Classified as Near Threatened due to limited range.

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