Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera verglichen mit Leucolia wagneri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sword-billed Hummingbird Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ensifera ensifera Leucolia wagneri
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Gewicht 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 6,3 g (0.22 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Gesang

Pure, bell-like descending phrase; clear resonant tones stepping downward smoothly in musical sequence.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Gefieder

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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Gefieder

Black-hooded Coucal: black hood and mantle; rufous-brown wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; bold black and rufous

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About These Birds

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.

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with cinnamon flanks. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Named after the German collector Moritz Wagner.

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