Amazilia Hummingbird vs White-throated Mountain-gem

Amazilis amazilia comparado con Lampornis castaneoventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird White-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Amazilis amazilia Lampornis castaneoventris
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,2 cm (4.8 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 5,58 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amazilia Hummingbird only

White-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

Buzzy, high-pitched trill with insect-like quality; rapid sustained vibration barely distinguishable from insects.

White-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

Found in arid coastal lowlands of western Peru and Ecuador. Resident in desert scrub and river valleys.

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Amazilia Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in arid coastal lowlands of western Peru and Ecuador. Green plumage with variable rusty-orange underparts. Nectarivore of desert scrub, gardens, and river valleys. Adapted to arid Pacific environments.

White-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de pecho castaño es un colibrí endémico de las montañas de Costa Rica y el Panamá occidental, con vientre de color castaño.

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