Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Grey-chinned Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus เปรียบเทียบกับ Phaethornis griseogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Grey-chinned Hermit
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis griseogularis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.1 cm (5.2 in) 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2.4166666666666665 g (0.09 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
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Population Trend

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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, high chip followed by buzzy rattling trill; two-part call with emphatic onset and rough, cascading continuation.

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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

Found along the Andes foothills and adjacent lowlands in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at 300–1,800 m elevation.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Grey-chinned Hermit

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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 500-2,000 m elevation. Grey chin, green plumage, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Taxonomy complex, with several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species.

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