Shining-green Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Chrysuronia goudoti से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Shining-green Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Chrysuronia goudoti Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 3.9333333333333336 g (0.14 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of humid lowland forest in Panama and Colombia. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Shining-green Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Shining-green Hummingbird

गीत

Rapid, light chips in animated cheerful sequence; bright staccato notes with buoyant delivery near blossoms.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Shining-green Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland forest edges and clearings.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Shining-green Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Shining-green Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Bright shining green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Goudot.

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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