Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Reddish Hermit

Lampornis amethystinus เปรียบเทียบกับ Phaethornis ruber

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Reddish Hermit
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis amethystinus Phaethornis ruber
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.1 cm (5.2 in) 6.6 cm (2.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 2.4 g (0.08 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet …
จำนวนไข่ 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Reddish 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.

Reddish Hermit

เสียงร้อง

Thin, reedy whistle with slightly nasal quality; soft sustained note barely wavering, issued from dense shrub cover.

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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.

Reddish Hermit

Widespread in humid lowland forests from the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Found at 0–900 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Reddish 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

Reddish Hermit

ขนนก

White-whiskered Hermit: pale cinnamon-buff below; olive-brown above; white supercilium and malar stripe; elongated white-tipped tail feathers

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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.

Reddish Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from the Guianas through Amazonia to Brazil and Bolivia. Rufous-brown plumage overall with a curved bill. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. Visits tiny flowers near the forest floor. One of the smallest hermits.

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