Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Sooty-capped Hermit

Coeligena bonapartei ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis augusti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Sooty-capped Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena bonapartei Phaethornis augusti
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Ağırlık 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 4,916666666666667 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Hiçbiri

Sooty-capped Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Şarkı

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Şarkı

Rough, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of dry notes scraping together in loose rhythm near nest site.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Found in arid scrub and forest edges of northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, including Margarita Island. Sea level to 1,200 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Sooty-capped Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Tuy

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Tuy

Great-billed Hermit: tawny underparts; greenish-olive crown; dark mask; white supercilium; massive decurved reddish-based bill; long tail

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About These Birds

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.

Sooty-capped Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in montane forests from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,400 m elevation. Dark sooty cap contrasting with green body and rufous rump. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Known for its deep, resonant song.

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