Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis viridipallens से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Green-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lampornis viridipallens Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 12.7 cm (5.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 5.540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Green-throated Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

गीत

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

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

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and southern Mexico at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a green throat patch. Nectarivore of cloud forest and pine-oak forest edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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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