Stripe-throated Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis striigularis مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Stripe-throated Hermit Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Phaethornis striigularis Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 7,8 cm (3.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 2,6399999999999997 g (0.09 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught 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

Stripe-throated Hermit only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-throated Hermit

الغناء

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle rhythm; loose phrase of mellow notes rising and falling without rigid structure.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-throated Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela. Found at 0–1,500 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

Stripe-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Stripe-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Peru. Striped throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts with pale tail tips. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. One of the most widespread small hermits.

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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