Indigo-capped Hummingbird vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Amazilia cyanifrons comparado con Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indigo-capped Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird
Nombre científico Amazilia cyanifrons Ensifera ensifera
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian Andes foothills; visits diverse lowland blossoms and supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Indigo-capped Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Buzzy, sustained monotone trill; continuous low vibration with minimal variation across delivery period.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m elevation. A Colombian near-endemic of Andean foothills.

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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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Plumaje

Andaman Coucal: dark black-glossed overall; rufous-brown wings; graduated black tail; red eye; island endemic; similar to Greater

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Plumaje

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

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About These Birds

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m. Males have an iridescent indigo-blue crown cap. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. A Colombian near-endemic.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Colibrí portaespada, 17-22 cm (pico hasta 10 cm). El pico más largo en relación con el cuerpo de cualquier ave. Verde iridiscente. Habita bosques nublados andinos. Polinizador especializado. Preocupación menor.

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