Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Coppery Thorntail

Coeligena bonapartei ile kıyaslandığında Discosura letitiae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Coppery Thorntail
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena bonapartei Discosura letitiae
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Data Deficient
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 7,5 cm (3.0 in)
Ağırlık 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 2,8 g (0.10 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at high canopy blooms. Catches small insects near flowering trees.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 --
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Hiçbiri

Coppery Thorntail 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.

Coppery Thorntail

Şarkı

Soft, high peep followed by short buzzy trill; quiet introductory note launching into brief rough continuation.

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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.

Coppery Thorntail

Known only from Bolivia; restricted range in humid lowland forest of the Beni region. 150–500 m elevation.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Data Deficient

Coppery Thorntail

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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

Coppery Thorntail

Tuy

Rufous Puffleg: males shining bronze-green; iridescent teal gorget; white underparts; large rufous leg puffs; females duller with 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.

Coppery Thorntail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) known from very few specimens collected in Bolivia. Coppery plumage. Almost nothing known about its ecology or current status. One of the most mysterious hummingbirds; possibly rare, possibly overlooked. Further fieldwork needed.

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