Green-bearded Helmetcrest vs Great Sapphirewing

Oxypogon guerinii مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-bearded Helmetcrest Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Oxypogon guerinii Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 5,175000000000001 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian páramo; forages at frailejón (Espeletia) and cushion plants. Catches small insects near … 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-bearded Helmetcrest only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

الغناء

Sharp, high-pitched squeak with penetrating quality; sudden emphatic note given repeatedly near active feeding territory.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia in high páramo at 3,200–4,800 m elevation. Locally common.

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-bearded Helmetcrest

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 3,500-4,500 m. Males have a green beard and erect crest. Nectarivore of páramo and treeline habitats, visiting Espeletia and Ericaceae. A Colombian endemic of high-altitude páramo.

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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