Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Black-billed Streamertail

Lampornis amethystinus comparado com Trochilus scitulus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Black-billed Streamertail
Nome científico Lampornis amethystinus Trochilus scitulus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 4,7 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Nenhum

Black-billed Streamertail only

Nenhum

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like sustained trill; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid modulation near nectar flowers.

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Restricted to montane forest. Sometimes treated as subspecies.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Black-billed Streamertail

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

A hummingbird (9-10 cm body + long tail streamers in males) endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Males similar to Red-billed Streamertail but with a black bill. Nectarivore of montane forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Red-billed Streamertail.

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