Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Heliomaster squamosus से तुलना Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Stripe-breasted Starthroat Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
वैज्ञानिक नाम Heliomaster squamosus Lampornis amethystinus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.2 cm (4.4 in) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
वजन 5.75 g (0.20 oz) 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

कोई नहीं

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

गीत

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-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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