Green-tailed Emerald vs Great Sapphirewing

Chlorostilbon alice 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-tailed Emerald Great Sapphirewing
学名 Chlorostilbon alice Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 3.5 g (0.12 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Venezuelan dry scrub, hovering at low shrub blooms. Catches gnats and spiders to … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Green-tailed Emerald only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Emerald

さえずり

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like quality; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid amplitude modulation.

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

Green-tailed Emerald

Found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m elevation. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic.

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

Green-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-tailed Emerald

ベネズエラの山地(500〜2,000 m)に生息する小型ハチドリ(8〜9 cm)。緑色の羽衣と緑色の尾。林縁・開けた場所で花蜜を吸う。ベネズエラ固有種またはほぼ固有種。

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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