Beautiful Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Calothorax pulcher comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Beautiful Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Calothorax pulcher Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 7,4 cm (2.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 2,6575 g (0.09 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers in Oaxaca, hovering at low scrub blooms. Catches gnats … 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

Beautiful Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Beautiful Hummingbird

Canto

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone fading gently in dense cloud forest shade.

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

Beautiful Hummingbird

Endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Resident in dry forest and thorn scrub at 600-2,000 m elevation.

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

Beautiful Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Beautiful Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Males have a magenta gorget similar to Lucifer Hummingbird. Long, decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic with restricted 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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