Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Long-tailed Woodnymph

Coeligena bonapartei comparado con Thalurania watertonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Long-tailed Woodnymph
Nombre científico Coeligena bonapartei Thalurania watertonii
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 10,9 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,3999999999999995 g (0.16 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Feeds on floral nectar in Atlantic Forest understory; supplements diet with small insects and spiders …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

Long-tailed Woodnymph only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

Long-tailed Woodnymph

Canto

Soft, sibilant notes in flowing sequence; gentle high twittering with airy quality near flowering vegetation.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

Long-tailed Woodnymph

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Classified as Endangered due to severe habitat fragmentation.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Endangered

Long-tailed Woodnymph

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Plumaje

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

Long-tailed Woodnymph

Plumaje

Savile's Bustard: pale brown above; white underparts; black crown; pale streaked mantle; males with dark collar; sexually dimorphic

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About These Birds

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

Long-tailed Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Males have a long, deeply forked violet-blue tail and green body. Nectarivore of forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to severe Atlantic Forest fragmentation.

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