Santa Marta Blossomcrown vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Anthocephala floriceps comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Santa Marta Blossomcrown Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Anthocephala floriceps Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 3,45 g (0.12 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland flowers and supplements diet … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Santa Marta Blossomcrown only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem 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.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

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

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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.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

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Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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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

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Plumaje

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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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.

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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