Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs White-tailed Emerald

Lampornis amethystinus เปรียบเทียบกับ Microchera chionura

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem White-tailed Emerald
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis amethystinus Microchera chionura
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 3.2 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

เสียงร้อง

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

White-tailed Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth notes flowing in relaxed quiet progression at forest edge.

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.

White-tailed Emerald

Found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

White-tailed Emerald

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.

White-tailed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest edges. Closely related to Coppery-headed Emerald. A Central American near-endemic.

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