Chiribiquete Emerald vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon olivaresi comparado con Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chiribiquete Emerald Sword-billed Hummingbird
Nombre científico Chlorostilbon olivaresi Ensifera ensifera
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,3 cm (3.7 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 3,7 g (0.13 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Chiribiquete Emerald only

Ninguno

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chiribiquete Emerald

Canto

Rapid, mechanical twittering in even rhythm; dry staccato notes forming steady sequence throughout active 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

Chiribiquete Emerald

Described from the Chiribiquete region of southeastern Colombia. Extremely restricted range in remote Amazonian Colombia.

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

Chiribiquete Emerald

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chiribiquete Emerald

Plumaje

Gilded Sapphire: males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic golden-green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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

Chiribiquete Emerald

A small hummingbird (8 cm) described from the Chiribiquete region of southeastern Colombia. Green plumage. One of the most recently described hummingbird species. Very limited range in remote Amazonian Colombia. Poorly known ecology.

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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