Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Amazilia tzacatl مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Amazilia tzacatl Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,3 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,04 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Common lowland nectarivore of Central America; visits Heliconia, banana, and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing character; powerful churring vibration carrying across open hillside.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Green plumage with a rufous tail. Red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and second growth. One of the most common Neotropical hummingbirds.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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