Green-and-white Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Elliotomyia viridicauda comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-and-white Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Elliotomyia viridicauda Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 5,8500000000000005 g (0.21 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Green-and-white Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-and-white Hummingbird

Canto

Rough, buzzy chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes delivered emphatically near territory boundary.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-and-white Hummingbird

Found in humid Andean forests of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. A Peruvian near-endemic of cloud forest.

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

Least Concern

Green-and-white Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-and-white Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid Andean forests of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with white breast and green-tipped tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Peruvian near-endemic.

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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