Straight-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis bourcieri से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Straight-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Phaethornis bourcieri Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 4.2 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces. 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

Straight-billed Hermit only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Straight-billed Hermit

गीत

Crisp, musical chip note with ringing quality; single bright note repeated at measured intervals from prominent perch.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Straight-billed Hermit

Widespread in lowland Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to Brazil. 0–800 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

Straight-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Straight-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia. Green plumage with a notably straight bill, unusual among hermits. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Named after the French naturalist Jules Bourcier.

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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