Brown Inca vs Great Sapphirewing

Coeligena wilsoni से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Brown Inca Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Coeligena wilsoni Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.3 cm (5.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 6.88 g (0.24 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest; defends Ericaceae territories. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Brown Inca only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Brown Inca

गीत

Bright, musical rolling trill; cheerful bubbly notes cascading pleasantly from flowering shrub in Andean valley.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown Inca

Found on the Pacific slope and western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 700–2,000 m. Fairly common.

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

Brown Inca

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Brown Inca

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in cloud forests of the western Andes from Colombia to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m. Dark brown plumage with rufous wing patches. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest undergrowth. Closely related to Bronzy Inca.

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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