Festive Coquette vs Great Sapphirewing

Lophornis chalybeus مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Festive Coquette Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Lophornis chalybeus Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,4 cm (3.3 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Venezuela forest edges. Forages at small flowers; catches tiny insects with precise hovering … 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

Festive Coquette only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Festive Coquette

الغناء

Melodic, three-note descending phrase; clear warm tones stepping gracefully downward, repeated regularly from tall perch.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Festive Coquette

Found in humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–800 m.

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

Festive Coquette

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Festive Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest and cerrado of eastern and central South America. Males have green crest and bronze-green cheek plumes. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and cerrado. Relatively common in southeastern Brazil.

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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