Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Fire-throated Metaltail

Coeligena bonapartei comparado com Metallura eupogon

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Fire-throated Metaltail
Nome científico Coeligena bonapartei Metallura eupogon
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,9 cm (4.7 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,8 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Valeriana flowers. Catches small insects near blooms.
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Nenhum

Fire-throated Metaltail 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.

Fire-throated Metaltail

Canto

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle sustained tone with slight wavering, given at dawn from cover.

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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.

Fire-throated Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in cloud forests and high shrub of the Cordillera Central at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Fire-throated Metaltail

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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

Fire-throated Metaltail

Plumagem

White-throated Mountain-gem: males with glittering ruby-green gorget; metallic green above; white throat; females green above; spots

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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.

Fire-throated Metaltail

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Andes of central and southern Peru at 3,000-4,200 m. Males have a glittering fiery-red throat. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Peruvian endemic found in Polylepis woodland and high-altitude shrubs.

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