Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Velvet-browed Brilliant

Coeligena bonapartei comparado con Heliodoxa xanthogonys

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Velvet-browed Brilliant
Nombre científico Coeligena bonapartei Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 6,833333333333333 g (0.24 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore visiting Ericaceae, Fuchsia, and other montane flowers in Andean cloud forest. Takes small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

Velvet-browed Brilliant only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Canto

High, shrill screaming call with carrying quality; piercing notes audible at distance across open Andean hillsides.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in high-altitude forest. 1,200–2,600 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Velvet-browed Brilliant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Plumaje

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Plumaje

Blue-fronted Lancebill: males with iridescent blue forehead; magenta gorget; metallic green; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

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.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de frente dorada es un colibrí de Venezuela y el norte de Brasil. El macho tiene la frente amarillo-dorada brillante y el resto del plumaje verde. Habita en bosques húmedos de tierras bajas, tepuyes y sus estribaciones en la Guayana. Se alimenta de néctar de flores de plantas del sotobosque y dosel. Especie endémica de la región de la Guayana con distribución restringida al norte de América del Sur.

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