Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Grey-bellied Comet

Coeligena bonapartei ile kıyaslandığında Taphrolesbia griseiventris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Grey-bellied Comet
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena bonapartei Taphrolesbia griseiventris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 15,6 cm (6.1 in)
Ağırlık 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 8,94 g (0.32 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Peruvian dry inter-Andean valleys; visits sparse Chuquiraga blooms. Supplements with small insects.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Hiçbiri

Grey-bellied Comet only

Hiçbiri

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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.

Grey-bellied Comet

Şarkı

Crisp, musical chip with bright quality; single sharp note ringing cleanly, repeated at irregular but frequent intervals.

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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.

Grey-bellied Comet

Endemic to the western Andean slope in Peru in arid scrub and intermontane valleys. 2,400–3,800 m. Highly restricted range.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Endangered

Grey-bellied Comet

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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

Grey-bellied Comet

Tuy

White-bellied Woodstar: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white postocular stripe; females green above; spots

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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.

Grey-bellied Comet

A medium-sized hummingbird (15-18 cm including long tail) endemic to a small range in the Andes of Peru at 3,000-3,500 m. Grey belly and long, forked tail. Nectarivore. Classified as Endangered due to an extremely restricted range. One of the rarest Andean hummingbirds.

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