Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Ensifera ensifera dibandingkan dengan Lampornis cinereicauda

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Sword-billed Hummingbird Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
Nama Ilmiah Ensifera ensifera Lampornis cinereicauda
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 12,4 cm (4.9 in)
Berat 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 5,425 g (0.19 oz)
Diet Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans small …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Kicauan

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Kicauan

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active territory boundary.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica, primarily the Pacific slope Talamanca range. 1,200–2,400 m.

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Bulu

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Bulu

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing: males glittering blue-violet gorget; metallic green; rufous breast patch; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

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.

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Talamanca highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,400-2,500 m. Males have green plumage with a grey tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Closely related to Purple-throated Mountain-gem.

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