Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Tumbes Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Thaumasius baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Tumbes Hummingbird
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Thaumasius baeri
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 4,5249999999999995 g (0.16 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Tumbes Hummingbird 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.

Tumbes Hummingbird

Canto

Deep, resonant churring trill with powerful bass; low buzzing sound vibrating impressively in open forest.

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.

Tumbes Hummingbird

Found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Resident in dry forest and coastal scrub.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Tumbes Hummingbird

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.

Tumbes Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Green plumage with buff underparts. Nectarivore of dry forest and scrub. Named after the collector Karl Ernst von Baer. An arid-zone specialist.

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