Gorgeted Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Chaetocercus heliodor 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Gorgeted Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
学名 Chaetocercus heliodor Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 6.1 cm (2.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 2.225 g (0.08 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Gorgeted Woodstar only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

さえずり

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Great Sapphirewing

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

Great Sapphirewing

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

ベネズエラからエクアドルのアンデス雲霧林(800〜2,200 m)の微小ハチドリ(7〜8 cm)。雄はきらめく緑と青のゴージェット羽を持つ。林縁・庭園で花蜜を吸う。名前は輝く贈り物の意。

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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