Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Black-bellied Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera से तुलना Eupherusa nigriventris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sword-billed Hummingbird Black-bellied Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ensifera ensifera Eupherusa nigriventris
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 9.4 cm (3.7 in)
वजन 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.3200000000000003 g (0.12 oz)
आहार 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 …
अंडों की संख्या -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Black-bellied Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

गीत

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

Black-bellied Hummingbird

गीत

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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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-bellied Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

पंख

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

Black-bellied Hummingbird

पंख

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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