Colorful Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mirabilis مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Colorful Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Eriocnemis mirabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 10,2 cm (4.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,06 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Colorful Puffleg only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

الغناء

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,800-2,200 m. Males have iridescent multicolored plumage and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Critically Endangered with an extremely restricted range.

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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