Great Sapphirewing vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Pterophanes cyanopterus से तुलना Thalurania furcata

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great Sapphirewing Fork-tailed Woodnymph
वैज्ञानिक नाम Pterophanes cyanopterus Thalurania furcata
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 10.9 cm (4.3 in)
वजन 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Great Sapphirewing only

Fork-tailed Woodnymph only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

गीत

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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

गीत

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Males have violet-blue underparts and green crown. Deeply forked tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens.

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