Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Needle-billed Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus เปรียบเทียบกับ Phaethornis philippii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Needle-billed Hermit
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis philippii
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.1 cm (5.2 in) 11.4 cm (4.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

ไม่มี

Needle-billed Hermit only

ไม่มี

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

เสียงร้อง

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Needle-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

Needle-billed Hermit

ขนนก

Minute Hermit: metallic green above; buff underparts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill; streaked throat; pale belly

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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