Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Snowcap

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Microchera albocoronata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Snowcap
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Microchera albocoronata
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2,7 g (0.10 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Feeds on nectar from low shrubs and forest epiphytes in Central America. Supplements with small …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Snowcap 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.

Snowcap

Canto

High, crystalline notes in bright musical phrase; clear ascending tones cascading smoothly in cheerful display.

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.

Snowcap

Found in humid forests from Honduras to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest canopy.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Snowcap

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.

Snowcap

A tiny hummingbird (6-7 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to western Panama. Males have a striking white crown cap contrasting with dark purple body, giving the snowcap name. Nectarivore of forest canopy. One of the smallest and most distinctive Central American hummingbirds.

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