Green-tailed Trainbearer vs Great Sapphirewing

Lesbia nuna مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-tailed Trainbearer Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Lesbia nuna Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 10,3 cm (4.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 3,733333333333333 g (0.13 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of montane hedgerows and scrub; forages at diverse shrub flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Green-tailed Trainbearer only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Trainbearer

الغناء

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid quality; warm bubbly notes tumbling loosely in pleasant continuous musical sequence.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-tailed Trainbearer

Widespread in open Andean habitats from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,500–4,000 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-tailed Trainbearer

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-tailed Trainbearer

A medium-sized hummingbird (10 cm body + tail in males) found in Andean highlands from Venezuela to Peru at 2,000-3,800 m. Males have long green tail streamers, shorter than Black-tailed Trainbearer. Nectarivore of scrubby hillsides, gardens, and cloud forest edges.

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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