Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Vervain Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Mellisuga minima

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Vervain Hummingbird
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Mellisuga minima
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 7,3 cm (2.9 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2,174 g (0.08 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Feeds on floral nectar in forest edges and gardens of Jamaica and Hispaniola. Supplements with …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Vervain Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

Vervain Hummingbird

Canto

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic rhythm; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly with coarse texture from perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

Vervain Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Resident in gardens, forest edges, and lowland to montane habitats.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Vervain Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Vervain Hummingbird

The second smallest bird in the world (6 cm, 2-2.4 g). Endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola. Tiny green plumage with a short bill. Nectarivore of garden flowers and forest edges. Named vervain for its preference for Stachytarpheta (vervain) flowers. Weighs less than a penny.

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