White-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis castaneoventris comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Lampornis castaneoventris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,2 cm (4.8 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 5,58 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and … 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

White-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de pecho castaño es un colibrí endémico de las montañas de Costa Rica y el Panamá occidental, con vientre de color castaño.

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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