White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Great Sapphirewing

Coeligena phalerata comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-tailed Starfrontlet Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Coeligena phalerata Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 6,1 g (0.22 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Canto

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection from perch.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 m.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,000 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. A Santa Marta endemic found nowhere else in the world.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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