Scaly-breasted Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaeochroa cuvierii से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Scaly-breasted Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Phaeochroa cuvierii Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 8.959999999999999 g (0.32 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

गीत

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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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