Gorgeted Puffleg vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eriocnemis isabellae comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Gorgeted Puffleg Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Eriocnemis isabellae Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Critically Endangered Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. 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

Gorgeted Puffleg only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

Canto

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to a tiny area on the western slope of the Colombian Andes at 2,600-2,900 m. Males have an iridescent gorget and white leg puffs. Described in 2007. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted range. Nectarivore of cloud forest.

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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