Veraguas Mango vs Great Sapphirewing

Anthracothorax veraguensis مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Veraguas Mango Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Anthracothorax veraguensis Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 7,0 g (0.25 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Caribbean dry forest and gardens. Visits hibiscus and other large flowers; hawks small … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Veraguas Mango only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Veraguas Mango

الغناء

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of rough notes with buzzy quality audible from considerable distance.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Veraguas Mango

Endemic to Veraguas province of Panama in humid lowland and foothill forest on the Pacific slope. Sea level to 700 m.

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

Veraguas Mango

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Veraguas Mango

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in lowland forests and edges of western Panama. Green plumage. Closely related to Green-breasted Mango. Nectarivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Green-breasted Mango. Limited ecological data available.

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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