Fiery-tailed Awlbill vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Avocettula recurvirostris से तुलना Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Fiery-tailed Awlbill Sword-billed Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Avocettula recurvirostris Ensifera ensifera
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.2 cm (4.4 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
वजन 4.25 g (0.15 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
आहार Nectarivore with upturned bill tip for accessing pendant Heliconia flowers. Supplements with small insects caught … 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

Fiery-tailed Awlbill only

कोई नहीं

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

गीत

High, bright twittering cascade; light rapid notes tumbling freely in animated vocal sequence during display.

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

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Found in humid forest edges and clearings from Trinidad and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 m.

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

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

पंख

Gilded Hummingbird: males with brilliant violet-blue gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white pectoral tufts; females with spotted below

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

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) with a uniquely upcurved, awl-shaped bill. Green plumage with a fiery orange-red tail. Found in humid lowland forests from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to Amazonia. Nectarivore and insectivore. The only member of its genus.

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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