Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Bolivian Starfrontlet

Coeligena bonapartei comparado com Coeligena violifer

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Bolivian Starfrontlet
Nome científico Coeligena bonapartei Coeligena violifer
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 14,6 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 7,675 g (0.27 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Gleans small …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Nenhum

Bolivian Starfrontlet only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Canto

Bright, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance in Andes.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Found in Andean cloud forests of Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slope at 1,800–3,400 m elevation.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Bolivian Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Plumagem

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Plumagem

Black-hooded Sunbeam: males with glittering magenta gorget; metallic green above; black hood; females plain green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

Bolivian Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in the Andes from Peru to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have violet breast and green body. Nectarivore of cloud forest and páramo edges. An attractive Andean starfrontlet with iridescent violet patches.

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