Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis viridipallens مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Lampornis viridipallens Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,7 cm (5.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Green-throated Mountain-gem only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

الغناء

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 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

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and southern Mexico at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a green throat patch. Nectarivore of cloud forest and pine-oak forest edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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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