Talamanca Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Eugenes spectabilis से तुलना Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Talamanca Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eugenes spectabilis Lampornis amethystinus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
वजन 9.025 g (0.32 oz) 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Talamanca Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Talamanca Hummingbird

गीत

Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

गीत

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

Geographic Range & Migration

Talamanca Hummingbird

Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Talamanca Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Talamanca Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a blue-green throat. Recently split from Magnificent Hummingbird. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in mountain forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have an amethyst-purple throat. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Commonly visits feeders in Mexican highland gardens.

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