Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Hylonympha macrocerca ile kıyaslandığında Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Bilimsel Ad Hylonympha macrocerca Lampornis amethystinus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,3 cm (5.2 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Ağırlık 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Şarkı

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Şarkı

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

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Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Tuy

Gorgeted Woodstar (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green above; spotted

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Tuy

Bumblebee Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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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