Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Green-bellied Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparado con Saucerottia viridigaster

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Green-bellied Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ensifera ensifera Saucerottia viridigaster
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) 4,366666666666666 g (0.15 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Andean foothills in Colombia and Venezuela; feeds at bromeliads and supplements with arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Green-bellied 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.

Green-bellied Hummingbird

Canto

Rough, grating chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes delivered emphatically during territorial encounter.

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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.

Green-bellied Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Venezuela at 500-2,000 m. Resident in montane forest edges.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-bellied 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

Green-bellied Hummingbird

Plumaje

Shining Bronze Coucal: glossy purple-blue sheen; chestnut wings; dark graduated tail; red eye; brilliant iridescence distinguishes it

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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.

Green-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Venezuela at 500-2,000 m. Green plumage with green belly. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. Taxonomy complex with several subspecies.

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