Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Black-bellied Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparé à Eupherusa nigriventris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Sword-billed Hummingbird Black-bellied Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Ensifera ensifera Eupherusa nigriventris
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 9,4 cm (3.7 in)
Poids 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 3,3200000000000003 g (0.12 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Black-bellied Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chant

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Chant

Soft, high-pitched twittering barely audible; delicate minute notes cascading gently near flowering canopy.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 700-1,800 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-bellied Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Plumage

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Plumage

Pavonine Cuckoo: dark iridescent blue-green above; rufous underparts; pale supercilium; long blue-green tail; peacock-eye tail pattern

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About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

Black-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 700-1,800 m. Males have a distinctive black belly contrasting with green breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth and edges.

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