Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Lampornis clemenciae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Blue-throated Mountain-gem
学名 Ensifera ensifera Lampornis clemenciae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 7.25 g (0.26 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of US and Mexican highland forest; visits diverse flowers at medium to high elevation. …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Blue-throated Mountain-gem 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.

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

さえずり

Rough, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of coarse buzzy notes audible from considerable distance.

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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.

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Found from the mountains of southern Arizona south through Mexico to Honduras in pine-oak forest. 1,400–3,500 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

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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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

羽毛

Calliope Hummingbird (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green; 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。

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in mountain canyons of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Males have a brilliant blue throat gorget. The largest hummingbird breeding in the US. Nectarivore of mountain meadows and garden feeders. Known for its loud, squeaky call.

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