Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl से तुलना Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Amazilia tzacatl Ensifera ensifera
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.3 cm (4.4 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
वजन 5.04 g (0.18 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
आहार Common lowland nectarivore of Central America; visits Heliconia, banana, and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

गीत

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing character; powerful churring vibration carrying across open hillside.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

गीत

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

पंख

Rufous Coucal: entirely rufous-brown overall; long dark graduated tail; red eye; monochromatic rufous plumage; sexually similar

Sword-billed Hummingbird

पंख

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

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About These Birds

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Green plumage with a rufous tail. Red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and second growth. One of the most common Neotropical hummingbirds.

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.

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