Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Tepui Goldenthroat
Ensifera ensifera verglichen mit Polytmus milleri
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Sword-billed Hummingbird | Tepui Goldenthroat |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Ensifera ensifera | Polytmus milleri |
| Ordnung | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familie | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 15,3 cm (6.0 in) | 12,8 cm (5.0 in) |
| Gewicht | 12,75 g (0.45 oz) | 4,76 g (0.17 oz) |
| Ernährung | Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … | Nectarivore visiting tepui shrub flowers and lowland grasses. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned from … |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.
Tepui Goldenthroat
Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in open woodland.
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.
Tepui Goldenthroat
Found on tepui plateaus of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in open highland vegetation. 1,200–2,800 m.
Erhaltungsstatus
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Tepui Goldenthroat
How to Tell Them Apart
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots
Tepui Goldenthroat
Rufous-throated Sapphire: males with shining rufous throat; bronze-green back; white pectoral tufts; females green above with rufous throat
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.
Tepui Goldenthroat
A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a golden throat. Nectarivore of tepui scrub and forest edges. Restricted to the Pantepui region above 1,000 m. Poorly known.