Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Lampornis amethystinus comparado com Threnetes leucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Nome científico Lampornis amethystinus Threnetes leucurus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 11,5 cm (4.5 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 5,42 g (0.19 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Primarily nectarivore; uses its strongly hooked bill to probe for nectar in curved flowers; eats …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Nenhum

Pale-tailed Barbthroat only

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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Canto

Rapid, buzzing trill with insect-like quality; sustained high-frequency vibration followed by softer descending notes.

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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Found in the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in humid forest interior.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Plumagem

Bronze-green upperparts; pale greyish-buff underparts; dark malar stripe; tail pale buff-white with dark subterminal band; lacks the strong black banding of Band-tailed Barbthroat; Amazonian species with paler tail pattern.

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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of northern South America and Trinidad. Green plumage with white-tipped tail feathers and a decurved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and Costus flowers. An important lowland forest pollinator.

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