Green-crowned Brilliant vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Heliodoxa jacula в сравнении с Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Green-crowned Brilliant Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Научное название Heliodoxa jacula Lampornis amethystinus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Нет

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

Пение

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

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

Least Concern

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Ecuador at 400-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant green crown and throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named for its shining, jewel-like green crown.

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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