Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Goldmania violiceps ile kıyaslandığında Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Violet-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Bilimsel Ad Goldmania violiceps Lampornis amethystinus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Ağırlık 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Şarkı

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

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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