Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Long-billed Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Phaethornis longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Long-billed Hermit
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis longirostris
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 12,2 cm (4.8 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 5,8 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Long-billed Hermit only

Ninguno

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

Canto

Pure, flute-like descending scale; smooth melodic phrase moving cleanly through successive notes, warm and round in timbre.

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Colombia and western Ecuador. Found at 0–1,200 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Long-billed Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Plumaje

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

Long-billed Hermit

Plumaje

Wire-crested Thorntail: males with long black wire-like crest; green gorget; white pectoral tufts; females with rufous-buff below; plain green

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with dark face mask, long curved bill, and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, an important pollinator of Heliconia flowers.

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