Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis viridipallens comparado con Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
Nombre científico Lampornis viridipallens Pterophanes cyanopterus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,7 cm (5.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 5,540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Green-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

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-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de garganta verde es un colibrí de las montañas de México y Guatemala, donde habita en bosques nublados a gran altitud.

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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