Blue-chested Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Polyerata amabilis مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blue-chested Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Polyerata amabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 4,15 g (0.15 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … 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

Blue-chested Hummingbird only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-chested Hummingbird

الغناء

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well through broad-leafed tropical forest.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland forests.

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

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males have a bright blue breast patch. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland forests.

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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