Violet-tailed Sylph vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Aglaiocercus coelestis ile kıyaslandığında Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Violet-tailed Sylph Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Bilimsel Ad Aglaiocercus coelestis Coeligena bonapartei
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 12,4 cm (4.9 in) 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Ağırlık 5,483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at diverse montane flowers. Catches small arthropods near flowering bromeliads. Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Violet-tailed Sylph only

Hiçbiri

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

Şarkı

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; first note high and accented, second softer and brief, delivered at measured pace.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Şarkı

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-tailed Sylph

Found on the western Andean slope and Pacific foothills of Colombia and Ecuador in humid forest. 300–1,600 m.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-tailed Sylph

Tuy

Allen's Hummingbird: males with brilliant copper-orange back; glittering red-orange gorget; green crown; females green above with rufous

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Tuy

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 13 cm tail in males) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have dazzling violet-blue outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Replaced by Long-tailed Sylph east of the Andes.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Colombia at 1,800-3,200 m. Males have a golden-yellow belly and iridescent green forehead. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges.

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