Black Jacobin vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Florisuga fusca से तुलना Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black Jacobin Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
वैज्ञानिक नाम Florisuga fusca Lampornis amethystinus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
वजन 8.0 g (0.28 oz) 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectarivore trap-lining low-forest flowers; catches small insects and spiders gleaned from leaf surfaces. 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

कोई नहीं

Black Jacobin only

कोई नहीं

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Song & Call Comparison

Black Jacobin

गीत

Melodic, flute-like series descending smoothly; rich sustained notes with slight vibrato, beautiful and clear in calm air.

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

Black Jacobin

Endemic to eastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Resident in Atlantic forest and adjacent open areas.

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

Black Jacobin

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Jacobin

पंख

Males entirely blackish with a glossy blue-violet sheen; white tips to undertail coverts; white tail corners; female similar but duller with white-spotted underparts; Atlantic forest hummingbird with unusual all-dark plumage …

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Black Jacobin

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Mostly black plumage with white tail sides visible in flight. Nectarivore of forest and forest edge. Often feeds at bromeliads and Erythrina flowers. An important pollinator of Atlantic Forest plants.

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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