Blue-throated Hillstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Blue-throated Hillstar Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 7.6 g (0.27 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans 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

Blue-throated Hillstar only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Hillstar

गीत

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

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

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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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