Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird vs Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Chrysuronia lilliae so với Coeligena bonapartei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Tên Khoa Học Chrysuronia lilliae Coeligena bonapartei
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 15,0 cm (5.9 in)
Khối Lượng 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird only

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Soft, buzzy trill barely audible; rapid light notes barely perceptible at distance in dense vegetation.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Tiếng Hót

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in active display sequences.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to northern Colombia. Critically Endangered with a tiny population in Caribbean coastal habitats.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forest of the eastern Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–2,800 m.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Burchell's Coucal: white supercilium; streaked brown above; rufous wings; pale white below; long tail; red eye; distinctive eyebrow

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Bộ Lông

Green-headed Hillstar: males with glittering green head; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to northern Colombia. Males have a sapphire-blue belly. Nectarivore of mangroves and dry forest. Critically Endangered with a very small population restricted to a tiny area of Caribbean Colombia.

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.

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