White-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Eupherusa poliocerca مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Eupherusa poliocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,1 cm (4.8 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 4,625 g (0.16 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

White-tailed Hummingbird only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Harsh, buzzy chatter with emphatic rhythm; coarse rough notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

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 Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, southwestern Mexico. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. Classified as Vulnerable due to 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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