Hook-billed Hermit vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Glaucis dohrnii comparado con Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hook-billed Hermit Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Glaucis dohrnii Lampornis amethystinus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,6 cm (5.0 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 6,659999999999999 g (0.23 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore and occasional insectivore; visits heliconia, bromeliads, and Inga flowers while trap-lining territories. 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

Hook-billed Hermit only

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Hook-billed Hermit

Canto

Thin, penetrating whistle sustained briefly; followed by rapid buzzing trill, combination unique among syntopic hummingbirds.

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

Hook-billed Hermit

Found along the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Espírito Santo. Resident in coastal rainforest. Endangered; highly restricted range.

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

Vulnerable

Hook-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

How to Tell Them Apart

Hook-billed Hermit

Plumaje

Bronze-green upperparts; cinnamon-rufous underparts with faint darker barring; pale buff supercilium stripe; rufous-buff tail with dark subterminal band; strongly curved bill; vulnerable Brazilian Atlantic forest endemic.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Hook-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Bronze-green plumage with a hooked bill tip. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and bromeliads. Classified as Endangered due to severe habitat loss in Brazil's coastal forests.

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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