White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Great Sapphirewing

Coeligena phalerata مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-tailed Starfrontlet Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Coeligena phalerata Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 6,1 g (0.22 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … 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

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

الغناء

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection from perch.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,000 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. A Santa Marta endemic found nowhere else in the world.

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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