Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Pampa pampa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Pampa pampa
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Canto

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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