Gorgeted Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis isabellae से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Gorgeted Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eriocnemis isabellae Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes 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

Gorgeted Puffleg only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

गीत

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to a tiny area on the western slope of the Colombian Andes at 2,600-2,900 m. Males have an iridescent gorget and white leg puffs. Described in 2007. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted range. Nectarivore of cloud forest.

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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