Mangrove Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Amazilia boucardi ile kıyaslandığında Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Mangrove Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Bilimsel Ad Amazilia boucardi Lampornis amethystinus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 10,9 cm (4.3 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Ağırlık 4,5 g (0.16 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Beslenme Critically endangered; feeds on mangrove flowers in Costa Rica and supplements with small insects and … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Mangrove Hummingbird only

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Mangrove Hummingbird

Şarkı

Rich, melodic churring with complex cadence; warm resonant notes building in deliberate sequence near mangroves.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Şarkı

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mangrove Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Classified as Endangered.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Mangrove Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mangrove Hummingbird

Tuy

Coppery-tailed Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale below; coppery-glossed tail; red eye; tail iridescence distinctive

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Tuy

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

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About These Birds

Mangrove Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, restricted to mangrove forests. Green plumage. Nectarivore specializing in mangrove flowers (Pelliciera rhizophorae). Classified as Endangered due to mangrove habitat loss.

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.

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