Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Mexican Woodnymph

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Eupherusa ridgwayi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Mexican Woodnymph
学名 Ensifera ensifera Eupherusa ridgwayi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.733333333333333 g (0.13 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Mexican Woodnymph only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Mexican Woodnymph

さえずり

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

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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.

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

羽毛

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

Mexican Woodnymph

羽毛

Smooth-billed Ani: all black with greenish gloss; large laterally compressed bill with dorsal ridge; long graduated black tail; no crest

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About These Birds

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。

Mexican Woodnymph

メキシコ太平洋岸の低地に生息するハチドリで、赤褐色の腹部が特徴。

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