Tepui Goldenthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Polytmus milleri से तुलना Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Tepui Goldenthroat Great Sapphirewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Polytmus milleri Pterophanes cyanopterus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 12.8 cm (5.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 4.76 g (0.17 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
आहार Nectarivore visiting tepui shrub flowers and lowland grasses. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned from … 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

Tepui Goldenthroat only

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Tepui Goldenthroat

गीत

Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in open woodland.

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tepui Goldenthroat

Found on tepui plateaus of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in open highland vegetation. 1,200–2,800 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

Tepui Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Tepui Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a golden throat. Nectarivore of tepui scrub and forest edges. Restricted to the Pantepui region above 1,000 m. Poorly known.

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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