Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs White-sided Hillstar

Lampornis amethystinus ile kıyaslandığında Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem White-sided Hillstar
Bilimsel Ad Lampornis amethystinus Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 13,6 cm (5.4 in)
Ağırlık 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 6,6 g (0.23 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. Nectarivore foraging above treeline at sparse Ericaceae and Chuquiraga patches. Supplements with small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

White-sided Hillstar only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Şarkı

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

White-sided Hillstar

Şarkı

Melodic, ascending phrase with hopeful character; smooth pure tones rising steadily in clear musical progression at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

White-sided Hillstar

Found in the Andes and Patagonian steppe of Argentina and Chile from 1,000–4,000 m. Partly migratory.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

White-sided Hillstar

About These Birds

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.

White-sided Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the southern Andes from Bolivia to Argentina at 2,500-4,500 m. Green plumage with white flanks. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. Enters torpor nightly to survive cold Andean nights. Southern Andean near-endemic.

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