Swallow-tailed Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eupetomena macroura comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Eupetomena macroura Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 7,94 g (0.28 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Large, conspicuous nectarivore of Brazilian cerrado and gardens. Feeds at Erythrina and diverse blossoms; supplements … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird only

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

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

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

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Resident in cerrado and gardens.

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

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Iridescent blue-green plumage with a deeply forked, swallow-like tail. Nectarivore of gardens, cerrado, and forest edges. Often seen perching conspicuously on exposed branches.

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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