Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Goldmania violiceps so với Lampornis amethystinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Violet-capped Hummingbird Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
Tên Khoa Học Goldmania violiceps Lampornis amethystinus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Khối Lượng 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

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Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

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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