Rufous-throated Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylocharis sapphirina comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-throated Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Hylocharis sapphirina Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 4,239999999999999 g (0.15 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, piercing screech with urgent character; sudden loud rough call given during aerial territorial chase.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest edges.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

El colibrí zafiro es un pequeño colibrí con garganta de color zafiro que habita en selvas tropicales del norte de América del Sur.

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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