Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Black-backed Thornbill

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Ramphomicron dorsale

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Black-backed Thornbill
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Ramphomicron dorsale
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 3,5 g (0.12 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Black-backed Thornbill only

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.

Black-backed Thornbill

Canto

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near blossoms.

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.

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

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.

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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