Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Sephanoides fernandensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Juan Fernandez Firecrown
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Sephanoides fernandensis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 8,5 g (0.30 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore of Juan Fernandez Island; critically dependent on endemic flowering plants for nectar. Supplements with …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Juan Fernandez Firecrown 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.

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Canto

Harsh, grating chatter with nasal overtone; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly in energetic territorial exchange.

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.

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile (Más a Tierra / Robinson Crusoe). Found island-wide. Critically endangered.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Critically Endangered

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

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.

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Males fiery rufous-orange with a golden crown. Females green with white underparts. Critically Endangered with fewer than 500 individuals remaining. Nectarivore of endemic island plants.

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