Buff-thighed Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Haplophaedia assimilis مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buff-thighed Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Haplophaedia assimilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,05 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest; forages at Ericaceae and bromeliads. Supplements diet with small arthropods. 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

Buff-thighed Puffleg only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-thighed Puffleg

الغناء

Melodic, two-note descending call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given at regular intervals from perch.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Peru in lower montane and foothill forest. 600–2,200 m elevation.

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

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Buff-thighed Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Peru to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with buff-colored leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Closely related to Greenish Puffleg. An Andean foothill specialist.

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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