Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Coeligena bonapartei comparado com Polytmus theresiae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Nome científico Coeligena bonapartei Polytmus theresiae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Peso 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 3,575 g (0.13 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Nenhum

Green-tailed Goldenthroat 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.

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Canto

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

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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.

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 600 m.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

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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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Plumagem

White-chinned Sapphire: males with glittering violet gorget and white chin; metallic green above; females with spotted white throat

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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.

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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