Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Purple-collared Woodstar

Ensifera ensifera से तुलना Myrtis fanny

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Sword-billed Hummingbird Purple-collared Woodstar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ensifera ensifera Myrtis fanny
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 7.9 cm (3.1 in)
वजन 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 2.4 g (0.08 oz)
आहार Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Andean foothills and inter-valley scrub; visits small tubular flowers. Supplements with tiny arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Purple-collared Woodstar 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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

गीत

Harsh, grating buzz with mechanical quality; abrupt dry trill issued suddenly then stopping in sharp silence.

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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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

Found in open habitats, gardens, and scrub from southern Ecuador south through Peru to northwestern Chile. Sea level to 3,000 m.

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-collared Woodstar

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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

Purple-collared Woodstar

पंख

White-tailed Sabrewing: males iridescent blue gorget; metallic green; white outer tail; females green above; spotted white below

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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.

Purple-collared Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in arid western Peru and southwestern Ecuador at sea level to 2,500 m. Males have a purple collar. Nectarivore of desert scrub, gardens, and river valleys. Adapted to extremely arid coastal environments.

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