Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Klais guimeti से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Violet-headed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Klais guimeti Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 9.7 cm (3.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 2.775 g (0.10 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Violet-headed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-headed Hummingbird

गीत

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m. Males have an iridescent violet-blue head. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gaps. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier, who described it as Guimet's specimen.

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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