Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Long-billed Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus เปรียบเทียบกับ Phaethornis longirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Long-billed Hermit
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis longirostris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.1 cm (5.2 in) 12.2 cm (4.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 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.
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

ไม่มี

Long-billed Hermit only

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

เสียงร้อง

Pure, flute-like descending scale; smooth melodic phrase moving cleanly through successive notes, warm and round in timbre.

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern Colombia and western Ecuador. Found at 0–1,200 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Long-billed Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

ขนนก

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

Long-billed Hermit

ขนนก

Wire-crested Thorntail: males with long black wire-like crest; green gorget; white pectoral tufts; females with rufous-buff below; plain green

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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.

Long-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with dark face mask, long curved bill, and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, an important pollinator of Heliconia flowers.

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