Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Goldmania violiceps в сравнении с Lampornis amethystinus

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Характеристика Violet-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Научное название Goldmania violiceps Lampornis amethystinus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Питание 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.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

Нет

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Пение

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

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Пение

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.

Охранный статус

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

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in mountain forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have an amethyst-purple throat. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Commonly visits feeders in Mexican highland gardens.

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