Tooth-billed Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Androdon aequatorialis comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tooth-billed Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Androdon aequatorialis Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 7,220000000000001 g (0.25 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore with serrated bill tip adapted for piercing tough flower bases of Heliconia and bromeliads. … 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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive tone; soft note trembling gently then fading, issued from shaded canopy perch.

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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forest on the Pacific slope from Panama south through Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. 0–600 m.

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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

A unique medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) with an upcurved, hook-tipped bill bearing tooth-like serrations, unique among hummingbirds. Dark green plumage. Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from Panama to western Ecuador. Nectarivore and insectivore. Poorly studied.

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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