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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Blue-mantled Thornbill	Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
学名	Chalcostigma stanleyi	Coeligena bonapartei
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)
体重	5.2749999999999995 g (0.19 oz)	6.800000000000001 g (0.24 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of Andean treeline scrub; visits Ericaceae and Brachyotum blooms. Supplements with small arthropods.	Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects …
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Blue-mantled Thornbill only

🌾 Grassland

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-mantled Thornbill

鸣唱

Crisp, whistled notes in ascending sequence; clean bright tones stepping up smoothly in cheerful morning delivery.

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

鸣唱

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 3,000–4,500 m elevation.

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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保护状况

Least Concern

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-mantled Thornbill

羽毛

Long-billed Starthroat: males glittering blue-green gorget; metallic green above; long bill; white pectoral tufts; females green with spots

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

羽毛

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

Blue-mantled Thornbill

蓝嘴金刚尾蜂鸟 (Chalcostigma stanleyi)，体长约14厘米。嘴蓝色（幼鸟），喉部蓝绿色辉斑，上体绿色，尾较长。分布于哥伦比亚和厄瓜多尔的高海拔安第斯山区。以花蜜和昆虫为食。

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

金腹星额蜂鸟(Coeligena bonapartei)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟，分布于委内瑞拉至哥伦比亚海拔1800-3200米的安第斯云雾林。雄鸟具有金色腹部和彩虹色星状前额斑块。以花蜜为食。

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