White-tailed Sabrewing vs Sword-billed Hummingbird
Campylopterus ensipennis verglichen mit Ensifera ensifera
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | White-tailed Sabrewing | Sword-billed Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Campylopterus ensipennis | Ensifera ensifera |
| Ordnung | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familie | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 15,2 cm (6.0 in) | 15,3 cm (6.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 9,866666666666667 g (0.35 oz) | 12,75 g (0.45 oz) |
| Ernährung | Feeds on nectar from highland forest flowers in Venezuela. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … | Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … |
| Gelegegröße | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Gemeinsame Lebensräume
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Sword-billed Hummingbird only
Song & Call Comparison
White-tailed Sabrewing
Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture from perch.
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.
Geographic Range & Migration
White-tailed Sabrewing
Found in northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Resident in humid forest undergrowth.
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.
Erhaltungsstatus
White-tailed Sabrewing
Sword-billed Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
White-tailed Sabrewing
Ross's Turaco: brilliant purple-blue body with yellow facial skin and bill; crimson flight feathers; long graduated tail; unique colors
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots
About These Birds
White-tailed Sabrewing
A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests of northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Classified as Near Threatened in Venezuela; common on Trinidad and Tobago.
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.