Green-crowned Brilliant vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Heliodoxa jacula से तुलना Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Green-crowned Brilliant Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
वैज्ञानिक नाम Heliodoxa jacula Lampornis amethystinus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
वजन 7.633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … 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

Green-crowned Brilliant only

कोई नहीं

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

गीत

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Ecuador at 400-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant green crown and throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named for its shining, jewel-like green crown.

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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