Golden-bellied Starfrontlet vs Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Coeligena bonapartei 对比 Phaeochroa cuvierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Golden-bellied Starfrontlet Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
学名 Coeligena bonapartei Phaeochroa cuvierii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
体重 6.800000000000001 g (0.24 oz) 8.959999999999999 g (0.32 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Clusia. Takes small insects … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet only

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing only

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Song & Call Comparison

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

鸣唱

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

鸣唱

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

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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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

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How to Tell Them Apart

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet

羽毛

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

羽毛

Lesser Ground-cuckoo: rufous below; brown-barred above; blue orbital ring; long broad tail; blue eye ring; tropical ground dweller

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About These Birds

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。

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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