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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Golden-breasted Puffleg	Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
학명	Eriocnemis mosquera	Lampornis amethystinus
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	13.1 cm (5.2 in)
체중	5.625 g (0.20 oz)	5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
식성	Nectarivore of Ecuadorian western Andes; visits dense Ericaceae blooms at mid-elevations. Takes small insects.	Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Golden-breasted Puffleg only

없음

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-breasted Puffleg

노래

Sharp, emphatic chip note; single clean staccato sound repeated at intervals from prominent perch near nectar flowers.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

노래

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Found in high Andean páramo and upper cloud forest from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800–4,000 m elevation.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-breasted Puffleg

깃털

Green-crowned Brilliant: males with glittering ruby gorget; metallic green crown; white postocular stripe; females green above; spotted

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

깃털

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Golden-breasted Puffleg

콜롬비아부터 에콰도르까지 안데스 운무림의 11~12cm 소형 벌새. 황금초록 몸통이 특징. 관심필요종.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

자수정목벌새는 멕시코 산악 지대에 서식하는 아름다운 벌새이다. 수컷은 자수정색의 반짝이는 목 깃털이 특징이며 녹색 등과 조화를 이룬다. 고산대의 꽃들 특히 자주색 꽃의 꿀을 좋아하며 빠른 날갯짓으로 정지 비행을 한다.

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