Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Goldmania violiceps comparado com Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Nome científico Goldmania violiceps Lampornis amethystinus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

O beija-flor-de-garganta-ametista é um beija-flor mexicano com garganta ametista brilhante nos machos, encontrado em florestas de montanha no México.

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