Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Tufted Coquette

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Lophornis ornatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Tufted Coquette
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Lophornis ornatus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 7,4 cm (2.9 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 2,433333333333333 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of small flowers at forest edges and clearings. Forages insect-like among flowers; catches tiny …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Tufted Coquette 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.

Tufted Coquette

Canto

Sharp, staccato chips delivered urgently; rapid emphatic notes with rising intensity near active territorial dispute.

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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.

Tufted Coquette

Found in forest edges and gardens of Trinidad and Venezuela through the Guianas and northeastern Brazil. 0–800 m.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Tufted 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

Tufted Coquette

Plumaje

Marvelous Spatuletail (alt): males with long wire-like tail with disc ends; shining green; white pectoral tufts; females shorter tail

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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.

Tufted Coquette

A spectacular tiny hummingbird (6-7 cm) found in humid forests and edges of northeastern South America and Trinidad. Males have ornate rufous crest and elongated green, bronze, and white cheek plumes forming a dramatic fan. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens.

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