Indigo-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Amazilia cyanifrons comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indigo-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Amazilia cyanifrons Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian Andes foothills; visits diverse lowland blossoms and supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Indigo-capped Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Buzzy, sustained monotone trill; continuous low vibration with minimal variation across delivery period.

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

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m elevation. A Colombian near-endemic of Andean foothills.

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

Least Concern

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m. Males have an iridescent indigo-blue crown cap. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. A Colombian near-endemic.

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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