Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Horned Sungem
Ensifera ensifera comparado con Heliactin bilophus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Sword-billed Hummingbird | Horned Sungem |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Ensifera ensifera | Heliactin bilophus |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 15,3 cm (6.0 in) | 9,6 cm (3.8 in) |
| Peso | 12,75 g (0.45 oz) | 2,3 g (0.08 oz) |
| Dieta | Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … | Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.
Horned Sungem
Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.
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.
Horned Sungem
Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.
Estado de conservación
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Horned Sungem
How to Tell Them Apart
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots
Horned Sungem
Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks
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.
Horned Sungem
El tucusito copete es un pequeño colibrí de América del Sur con una cresta de dos partes roja y azul brillante, única entre los colibríes. El macho tiene la corona roja y azul con partes inferiores blancas. La hembra carece de la cresta llamativa. Habita en cerrado, sabanas y bordes de bosque de Brasil, Bolivia y Paraguay. Se alimenta de néctar y pequeños insectos. Su cresta distintiva es un carácter único de la especie.