Jamaican Mango vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Anthracothorax mango comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Jamaican Mango Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Anthracothorax mango Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,7 cm (5.4 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 8,7 g (0.31 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore visiting large open flowers in gardens and forest edges. Takes small insects in aerial … 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

Jamaican Mango only

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Jamaican Mango

Canto

Crisp, two-syllable whistle with clear projection; sharp first note answered by softer second, repeated rhythmically.

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

Jamaican Mango

Endemic to Jamaica, found island-wide in forest, gardens, and scrub at sea level to 1,500 m. Rare vagrant to Cuba.

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

Jamaican Mango

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Jamaican Mango

A large hummingbird (13 cm) endemic to Jamaica. Males iridescent green above and black below with magenta throat patches. Long, curved bill. Nectarivore of forest, gardens, and plantations. The largest hummingbird on Jamaica and an important pollinator of native plants.

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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