Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Dot-eared Coquette

Coeligena bonapartei ile kıyaslandığında Lophornis gouldii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Dot-eared Coquette
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena bonapartei Lophornis gouldii
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Near Threatened
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 7,6 cm (3.0 in)
Ağırlık 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 2,533333333333333 g (0.09 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore visiting compact flower heads and small tubular blooms at forest margins. Takes small insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Dot-eared Coquette 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.

Dot-eared Coquette

Şarkı

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft, slightly nasal tone held briefly then gently fading away.

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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.

Dot-eared Coquette

Endemic to central Brazil in the cerrado zone of Maranhão, Piauí, and Tocantins. Found at 200–700 m elevation.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Near Threatened

Dot-eared Coquette

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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

Dot-eared Coquette

Tuy

Sword-billed Hummingbird: males with extraordinarily long bill; glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; females green 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.

Dot-eared Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to central Brazil. Males have spotted ear tufts and rufous crest. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado and gallery forest edges. Named after John Gould. A rare Brazilian endemic; relatively little known ecologically.

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