Venezuelan Sylph vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Aglaiocercus berlepschi comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Venezuelan Sylph Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Aglaiocercus berlepschi Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andes cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Takes small insects and … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Venezuelan Sylph only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Venezuelan Sylph

Canto

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near nest.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Venezuelan Sylph

Endemic to the coastal mountains of north-central Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,200–2,400 m. Resident.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Venezuelan Sylph

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Venezuelan Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird closely related to Long-tailed Sylph, endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Males have long violet-blue tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Long-tailed Sylph. Very limited range.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de garganta amatista es un colibrí montano de México y Guatemala con garganta violeta-amatista brillante en el macho.

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