Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Dot-eared Coquette

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Lophornis gouldii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Dot-eared Coquette
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Lophornis gouldii
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 7,6 cm (3.0 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 2,533333333333333 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore visiting compact flower heads and small tubular blooms at forest margins. Takes small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Dot-eared Coquette only

Ninguno

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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.

Dot-eared Coquette

Canto

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

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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.

Dot-eared Coquette

Endemic to central Brazil in the cerrado zone of Maranhão, Piauí, and Tocantins. Found at 200–700 m elevation.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Dot-eared Coquette

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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

Dot-eared Coquette

Plumaje

Sword-billed Hummingbird: males with extraordinarily long bill; glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; females green with spots

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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.

Dot-eared Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to central Brazil. Males have spotted ear tufts and rufous crest. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado and gallery forest edges. Named after John Gould. A rare Brazilian endemic; relatively little known ecologically.

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