Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Great-billed Hermit

Coeligena bonapartei so với Phaethornis malaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Great-billed Hermit
Tên Khoa Học Coeligena bonapartei Phaethornis malaris
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Khối Lượng 6,800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 6,4799999999999995 g (0.23 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Không

Great-billed Hermit only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Tiếng Hót

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

Great-billed Hermit

Tiếng Hót

Melodic, two-note whistle repeated persistently; first note pure and high, second slightly lower, given every few seconds.

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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.

Great-billed Hermit

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from Colombia and the Guianas south through Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–800 m.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Great-billed Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Bộ Lông

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

Great-billed Hermit

Bộ Lông

Festive Coquette: males with elongated black-tipped crest; iridescent green gorget; white collar band; females with plain rufous crown

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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.

Great-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm), the largest in the genus, found in lowland Amazonian forests from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia. Green plumage with a massive curved bill and long tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting large Heliconia flowers.

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