Great-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis malaris مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Phaethornis malaris Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,8 cm (4.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 6,4799999999999995 g (0.23 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands. 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

Great-billed Hermit only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Great-billed Hermit

الغناء

Melodic, two-note whistle repeated persistently; first note pure and high, second slightly lower, given every few seconds.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Great-billed Hermit

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from Colombia and the Guianas south through Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 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

Great-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Great-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm), the largest in the genus, found in lowland Amazonian forests from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia. Green plumage with a massive curved bill and long tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting large Heliconia flowers.

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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