Hooded Visorbearer vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Augastes lumachella so với Lampornis amethystinus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Hooded Visorbearer Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Tên Khoa Học Augastes lumachella Lampornis amethystinus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Khối Lượng 4,4 g (0.16 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore specializing in montane campo rupestre blooms. Supplements nectar diet with small arthropods. Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Hooded Visorbearer only

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

Hooded Visorbearer

Tiếng Hót

Harsh, buzzy chatter with raspy edge; rough notes interspersed with sharper chips in energetic vocal display.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Tiếng Hót

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hooded Visorbearer

Endemic to the campo rupestre highlands of eastern Bahia, Brazil, in the Chapada Diamantina region. 800–1,600 m.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Hooded Visorbearer

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hooded Visorbearer

Bộ Lông

Booted Racket-tail: males with elongated violet-blue racket tail feathers; glittering blue-violet gorget; white leg puffs; green body

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Bộ Lông

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

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About These Birds

Hooded Visorbearer

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil. Luminous golden-green forehead visor and dark plumage. Nectarivore of rocky campo rupestre habitats. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and habitat degradation.

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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