Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Blue-throated Hillstar

Coeligena bonapartei เปรียบเทียบกับ Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Blue-throated Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Coeligena bonapartei Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Critically Endangered
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 6.800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 7.6 g (0.27 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

เสียงร้อง

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

Blue-throated Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

ขนนก

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

Blue-throated Hillstar

ขนนก

Little Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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About These Birds

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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