Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Sooty Barbthroat

Lampornis amethystinus в сравнении с Threnetes niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Sooty Barbthroat
Научное название Lampornis amethystinus Threnetes niger
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Масса 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 5,8 g (0.20 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Нет

Sooty Barbthroat only

Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Пение

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

Sooty Barbthroat

Пение

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Sooty Barbthroat

Оперение

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

About These Birds

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of the eastern Amazon basin and the Guianas. Dark sooty-green plumage. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. One of the least known hermit hummingbirds due to its restricted range in remote forests.

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