Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Booted Racket-tail

Lampornis amethystinus comparado com Ocreatus underwoodii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Lampornis amethystinus Ocreatus underwoodii
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2,8 g (0.10 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore of Andean foothill forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia flowers. Catches small insects in aerial …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Nenhum

Booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

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

Booted Racket-tail

Canto

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid quality; warm bubbly notes tumbling in pleasant continuous musical sequence.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Booted Racket-tail

Widespread in Andean foothill and cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 200–1,800 m.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Plumagem

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

Booted Racket-tail

Plumagem

Blue-throated Starfrontlet: males with glittering blue gorget; metallic bronze-green; females green above; spotted buff underparts

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About These Birds

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.

Booted Racket-tail

A small hummingbird (8-10 cm plus 5-7 cm tail rackets in males) widely distributed in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have long, wire-like outer tail feathers ending in dark blue racket tips and fluffy white leg puffs. A cloud forest icon.

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