Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Green-throated Carib

Coeligena bonapartei ile kıyaslandığında Eulampis holosericeus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Green-throated Carib
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena bonapartei Eulampis holosericeus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,9 cm (4.7 in)
Ağırlık 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 5,916666666666667 g (0.21 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia caribaea and other large-flowered Caribbean plants. Defends territories around nectar sources.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Hiçbiri

Green-throated Carib 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.

Green-throated Carib

Şarkı

Deep, resonant churring with powerful bass; loud low-frequency trill audible at impressive range across open terrain.

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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.

Green-throated Carib

Found throughout the Lesser Antilles from St. Kitts to Grenada in forest, gardens, and scrub. Sea level to 700 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Green-throated Carib

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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

Green-throated Carib

Tuy

Black-thighed Puffleg: males shining olive-bronze above; glittering blue-violet gorget; black thighs; white leg puffs; females green above

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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.

Green-throated Carib

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Bright green plumage with a green throat patch. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and plantations. One of the most common hummingbirds in the eastern Caribbean.

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