Purple-collared Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Myrtis fanny से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-collared Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Myrtis fanny Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 7.9 cm (3.1 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 2.4 g (0.08 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Andean foothills and inter-valley scrub; visits small tubular flowers. Supplements with tiny arthropods. 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

Purple-collared Woodstar only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-collared Woodstar

गीत

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

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

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

Purple-collared Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

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.

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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