Black Inca vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Coeligena prunellei dibandingkan dengan Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Black Inca Sword-billed Hummingbird
Nama Ilmiah Coeligena prunellei Ensifera ensifera
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 16,0 cm (6.3 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Berat 7,0 g (0.25 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Diet Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Black Inca only

None

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Inca

Kicauan

Harsh, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of rough notes delivered emphatically near territorial boundaries.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Kicauan

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Inca

Endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,200–2,400 m. Rare and little-known. Endangered.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

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Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Black Inca

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Inca

Bulu

Glowing Puffleg: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; glowing green flanks; females green above; spotted

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Bulu

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Black Inca

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 1,400-2,500 m. Entirely black plumage with iridescent blue shoulders, unique among hummingbirds. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth. Classified as Vulnerable due to limited range.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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