Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Chalybura urochrysia comparado con Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Nombre científico Chalybura urochrysia Coeligena bonapartei
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Peso 6,55 g (0.23 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … 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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer only

Ninguno

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Canto

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

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

Least Concern

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Plumaje

Buff-crested Bustard: pale buff-white below; brown-vermiculated above; black and white crest; males with erectile feathers; large

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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Colibrí de pies morados (Chalybura urochrysia), 10–11 cm. Macho verde metálico brillante; flancos verde oscuro; pies lilas-rosados. Habita en bordes de selva húmeda de Costa Rica a Colombia y Ecuador. Se alimenta de néctar. Pies de coloración peculiar; carácter diagnóstico del género.

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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