Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Black-tailed Trainbearer

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Lesbia victoriae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Black-tailed Trainbearer
学名 Ensifera ensifera Lesbia victoriae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
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) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Andean dry inter-valley scrub; visits Salvia, Lupinus, and Calceolaria. Supplements with small arthropods.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

None

Black-tailed Trainbearer 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.

Black-tailed Trainbearer

さえずり

Sharp, crackling trill with percussive edge; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active competitive territory.

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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.

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Found in high Andean scrub and open habitats from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,500–4,200 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-tailed Trainbearer

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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

Black-tailed Trainbearer

羽毛

Cuban Emerald: males with deep purple gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white flanks; females plain green above; pale 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。

Black-tailed Trainbearer

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 15 cm tail in males) found in Andean highlands from Colombia to Peru at 2,500-4,000 m. Males have extraordinarily long, black outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of páramo and cloud forest edges. Named for its dramatic trailing tail feathers.

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