Blue-chinned Emerald vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chlorestes notata مقارنةً بـ Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blue-chinned Emerald Sword-billed Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chlorestes notata Ensifera ensifera
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
الوزن 4,0 g (0.14 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blue-chinned Emerald only

بلا

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-chinned Emerald

الغناء

Loud, hollow booming call with resonant bass; deep carrying sound of this large turaco audible far across canopy.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

الغناء

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-chinned Emerald

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Brazil and Trinidad. Resident.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Blue-chinned Emerald

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-chinned Emerald

الريش

Blue Coua: brilliant turquoise-blue overall; darker wings; bare facial skin; long graduated tail; Madagascar endemic; unique color

Sword-billed Hummingbird

الريش

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Blue-chinned Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Brazil and Trinidad. Green plumage with a blue chin spot. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Widespread in northern South America.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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