Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Hylonympha macrocerca в сравнении с Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Научное название Hylonympha macrocerca Lampornis amethystinus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 13,3 cm (5.2 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

Нет

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Пение

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

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

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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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