Great Sapphirewing vs Brace's Emerald

Pterophanes cyanopterus से तुलना Riccordia bracei

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Sapphirewing Brace's Emerald
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pterophanes cyanopterus Riccordia bracei
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
वजन 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 3.54 g (0.12 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Extinct emerald; was a nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, likely visiting flowering shrubs and supplementing with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Great Sapphirewing only

Brace's Emerald only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Brace's Emerald

गीत

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle rhythm; notes rising and falling in quiet unhurried phrase through shaded area.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Brace's Emerald

Formerly endemic to New Providence Island, Bahamas. Extinct since the late 19th century. Known from a single 1877 specimen.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Extinct

Brace's Emerald

About These Birds

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.

Brace's Emerald

An extinct hummingbird formerly endemic to New Providence Island, Bahamas. Known from a single specimen collected in 1877. Green plumage. Lost to habitat destruction and possibly predation by introduced mammals. No confirmed sightings since the 19th century.

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