Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs White-browed Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Phaethornis stuarti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem White-browed Hermit
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis stuarti
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 7,2 cm (2.8 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2,48 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

White-browed 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.

White-browed Hermit

Canto

Deep, resonant trill with powerful carrying quality; rich vibrating sound audible at great distance in still air.

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.

White-browed Hermit

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil in the Amazon basin. Found in lowland forest at 150–600 m elevation.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

White-browed 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.

White-browed Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Peru to Bolivia at 800-1,800 m elevation. Green plumage with white eyebrow stripe and buffy underparts. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth. Named after the Austrian naturalist Karl Stuart.

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