Santa Marta Blossomcrown vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Anthocephala floriceps comparado con Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Santa Marta Blossomcrown Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Nombre científico Anthocephala floriceps Coeligena bonapartei
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 3,45 g (0.12 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
Dieta Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland flowers and supplements diet … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Santa Marta Blossomcrown only

Ninguno

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Canto

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid character; warm bubbly notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at forest edge.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Found nowhere else. Classified as Endangered.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

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Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Plumaje

Hartlaub's Turaco: brilliant metallic blue-green body; white spots before eye; deep red orbital ring; white eye streak; crimson wings

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Plumaje

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Males have a chestnut and white crown. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta highland endemic. Classified as Endangered due to limited range.

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.

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