Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Red-billed Streamertail

Coeligena bonapartei comparado con Trochilus polytmus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Red-billed Streamertail
Nombre científico Coeligena bonapartei Trochilus polytmus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

Red-billed Streamertail 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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Canto

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by lower brief second, clearly projected.

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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Endemic to Jamaica. National bird. Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations at all elevations.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Red-billed Streamertail

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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

Red-billed Streamertail

Plumaje

Goliath Coucal: large; dark glossy black-brown above; rufous wings; dark streaked below; red eye; massive size; long graduated tail

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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

A spectacular hummingbird (9-10 cm body + 15-18 cm tail streamers in males) endemic to Jamaica. Males have two extremely long, black tail feathers trailing behind in flight, a red bill, and iridescent green body. Jamaica's national bird. Nectarivore of forest and gardens.

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