Santa Marta Woodstar vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Chaetocercus astreans comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Santa Marta Woodstar Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Chaetocercus astreans Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 6,7 cm (2.6 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 2,605 g (0.09 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … 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

Santa Marta Woodstar only

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Woodstar

Canto

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Santa Marta Woodstar

Colibrí estrellado de Santa Marta (Chaetocercus astreans), 6–7 cm. Macho con garganta verde esmeralda iridiscente; partes superiores verde oscuro; cola corta con plumas externas rufas y blancas. Endémico de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia). Habita en bordes de bosque. Se alimenta de néctar.

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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