Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Saucerottia tobaci

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Saucerottia tobaci
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 4,416666666666667 g (0.16 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Feeds on floral nectar in Trinidad and Tobago forest and gardens. Supplements diet with insects …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Copper-rumped 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.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Canto

Soft, liquid cascade of mellow notes; gentle flowing tones with subtle melodic variation in humid thicket.

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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.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Found in Trinidad and Tobago and coastal northeastern Venezuela. Resident in gardens and forest edges.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Copper-rumped 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

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Plumaje

Green-billed Coucal: green bill; glossy black head; rufous wings; pale below; long dark tail; red eye; green bill distinctive

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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.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Trinidad and Tobago and coastal northeastern Venezuela. Green plumage with a coppery rump. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and plantations. One of the most common hummingbirds in Trinidad.

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