Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Pirre Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Goldmania bella

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Pirre Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Goldmania bella
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 3,375 g (0.12 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Darién highland forest; visits bromeliads and epiphytic flowers and supplements with small arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Pirre Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Canto

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

Pirre Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, reedy whistle with wavering quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently in humid forest.

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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.

Pirre Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pirre massif of eastern Panama at 700-1,500 m. Extremely restricted Panamanian endemic.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Pirre Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Plumaje

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

Pirre Hummingbird

Plumaje

Little Bustard: males with black and white neck pattern; gray-brown above; white wing patches; females streaked brown above; dimorphic

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About These Birds

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.

Pirre Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pirre massif of eastern Panama at 700-1,500 m. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cloud forest. An extremely range-restricted Panamanian endemic found only on Cerro Pirre and adjacent peaks.

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