Golden-tailed Sapphire vs Great Sapphirewing

Chrysuronia oenone مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Golden-tailed Sapphire Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Chrysuronia oenone Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,15 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Amazonian lowland forest, visiting diverse flowering plants. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … 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

Golden-tailed Sapphire only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Golden-tailed Sapphire

الغناء

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful carrying quality; loud rough call projecting powerfully across open terrain.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-tailed Sapphire

Found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest canopy.

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

Golden-tailed Sapphire

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Golden-tailed Sapphire

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Males have a glittering golden-orange tail. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named sapphire for its blue throat.

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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