Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliomaster squamosus comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stripe-breasted Starthroat Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Heliomaster squamosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Canto

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

El colibrí de pico largo de cola punteada habita en el nordeste y centro de Brasil. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes con marcas escamadas en el pecho y garganta iridiscente. Tiene un pico largo para acceder al néctar de flores tubulares. Habita en bosques secos y bordes de bosque del interior de Brasil. Se sabe relativamente poco sobre su ecología en comparación con otros colibríes.

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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