Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Ensifera ensifera से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sword-billed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ensifera ensifera Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … 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

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

गीत

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

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

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.

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

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

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.

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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