Santa Marta Blossomcrown vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Anthocephala floriceps verglichen mit Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Santa Marta Blossomcrown Sword-billed Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anthocephala floriceps Ensifera ensifera
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Gewicht 3,45 g (0.12 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Ernährung Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland flowers and supplements diet … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Santa Marta Blossomcrown only

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Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Gesang

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid character; warm bubbly notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at forest edge.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Gesang

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Found nowhere else. Classified as Endangered.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Gefieder

Hartlaub's Turaco: brilliant metallic blue-green body; white spots before eye; deep red orbital ring; white eye streak; crimson wings

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Gefieder

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Males have a chestnut and white crown. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta highland endemic. Classified as Endangered due to limited range.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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