Great Sapphirewing vs White-tailed Hillstar

Pterophanes cyanopterus مقارنةً بـ Urochroa leucura

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Great Sapphirewing White-tailed Hillstar
الاسم العلمي Pterophanes cyanopterus Urochroa leucura
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 14,7 cm (5.8 in)
الوزن 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 9,774999999999999 g (0.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore of Peruvian montane shrubs; forages at Ericaceae and Puya flowers. Supplements with small insects.
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Great Sapphirewing only

White-tailed Hillstar only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

الغناء

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

White-tailed Hillstar

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by softer brief second, repeated persistently.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

White-tailed Hillstar

Found on the eastern Andean slope of Peru and Bolivia in montane cloud forest. 1,000–2,600 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

White-tailed Hillstar

About These Birds

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.

White-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru and Bolivia at 2,000-3,500 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Nectarivore of montane forest. Recently split from Rufous-gaped Hillstar.

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