Green-tailed Goldenthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Polytmus theresiae مقارنةً بـ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-tailed Goldenthroat Great Sapphirewing
الاسم العلمي Polytmus theresiae Pterophanes cyanopterus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,3 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
الوزن 3,575 g (0.13 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-tailed Goldenthroat only

بلا

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

الغناء

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 600 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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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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