Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chrysuronia lilliae 比較対象 Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird
学名 Chrysuronia lilliae Ensifera ensifera
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird only

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

さえずり

Soft, buzzy trill barely audible; rapid light notes barely perceptible at distance in dense vegetation.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to northern Colombia. Critically Endangered with a tiny population in Caribbean coastal habitats.

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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保全状況

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

羽毛

Burchell's Coucal: white supercilium; streaked brown above; rufous wings; pale white below; long tail; red eye; distinctive eyebrow

Sword-billed Hummingbird

羽毛

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

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About These Birds

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to northern Colombia. Males have a sapphire-blue belly. Nectarivore of mangroves and dry forest. Critically Endangered with a very small population restricted to a tiny area of Caribbean Colombia.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

アンデスの雲霧林に生息するハチドリで、体と同じ長さの嘴を持つ。自然界で嘴が最も長い鳥の一つ。

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