Green-crowned Brilliant vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliodoxa jacula comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-crowned Brilliant Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Heliodoxa jacula Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

Canto

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de frente verde es un colibrí grande de los bosques nublados de América Central y el noroeste de América del Sur. El macho tiene partes superiores verde brillante con un gorjal verde iridiscente y una mancha en el pecho. Habita en bosques del estrato medio y el dosel. Se alimenta del néctar de diversas flores, especialmente de Heliconia. Importante polinizador en los ecosistemas forestales andinos.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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