Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Ensifera ensifera से तुलना Eriocnemis luciani

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sword-billed Hummingbird Sapphire-vented Puffleg
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ensifera ensifera Eriocnemis luciani
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
वजन 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 6.050000000000001 g (0.21 oz)
आहार Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Peruvian Ericaceae-rich cloud forest. Catches small arthropods from mossy bark near …
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Sapphire-vented Puffleg 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.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

गीत

Melodic, descending whistle with clear timbre; smooth pure tones stepping downward gracefully in high-altitude morning.

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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.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Widespread in high Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 2,400–4,200 m.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

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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

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

पंख

Rufous-webbed Brilliant: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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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.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,800 m. Green plumage with sapphire-blue vent and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and páramo edges. Relatively common along the Andes.

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