Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Needle-billed Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Phaethornis philippii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Needle-billed Hermit
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis philippii
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Needle-billed Hermit 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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Canto

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Needle-billed Hermit

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.

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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