Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Bahama Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Nesophlox evelynae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Bahama Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Nesophlox evelynae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 2,85 g (0.10 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, visiting diverse flowering plants. Takes small insects and spiders to supplement …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Bahama 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.

Bahama Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, insect-like buzz with monotone quality; continuous high-frequency trill barely distinguishable from insects.

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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.

Bahama Hummingbird

Endemic to the Bahamas archipelago. Resident across the islands in scrub, gardens, and forest edges at low elevations.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Bahama 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

Bahama Hummingbird

Plumaje

Fork-tailed Emerald: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; forked tail; white underparts; females green; spotted

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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.

Bahama Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Bahamas. Green plumage with a rose-pink gorget (males) and forked tail. Nectarivore of scrub and garden flowers across the archipelago. The most common hummingbird in the Bahamas.

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