Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Coeligena bonapartei comparado con Hylonympha macrocerca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Nombre científico Coeligena bonapartei Hylonympha macrocerca
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 13,3 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 7,25 g (0.26 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird 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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

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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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

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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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Plumaje

Gorgeted Woodstar (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green above; spotted

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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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

El colibrí de cola de espátula de Venezuela es un colibrí muy raro endémico del norte de Venezuela, con plumas caudales externas en forma de espátula en los machos.

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