Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Klais guimeti مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Violet-headed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Klais guimeti Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 2,775 g (0.10 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … 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

Violet-headed Hummingbird only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-headed Hummingbird

الغناء

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m. Males have an iridescent violet-blue head. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gaps. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier, who described it as Guimet's specimen.

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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