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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Merida Sunangel
学名	Ensifera ensifera	Heliangelus spencei
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
体重	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	5.0 g (0.18 oz)
食性	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.
一腹卵数	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Merida Sunangel only

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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.

Merida Sunangel

さえずり

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

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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.

Merida Sunangel

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Merida Sunangel

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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

Merida Sunangel

羽毛

Viridian Metaltail: brilliant metallic green above; glittering violet-blue gorget; white postocular stripe; females green with spotted below

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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。

Merida Sunangel

ベネズエラのアンデスおよびコロンビアに隣接する山地林（標高2,000〜3,200 m）に生息する小型ハチドリ（体長10〜11 cm）。雄は輝く紫の喉パッチを持つ。緑色の羽衣。山地林の蜜食性。シュペンスに敬意を表して命名された稀な種。

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