Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Black-throated Hermit

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Phaethornis atrimentalis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Black-throated Hermit
学名 Ensifera ensifera Phaethornis atrimentalis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 7.7 cm (3.0 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 2.8 g (0.10 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Black-throated Hermit 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-throated Hermit

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after short pause.

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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-throated Hermit

Found in Amazonian foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil at 200–1,200 m. Uncommon and patchily distributed.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-throated Hermit

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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-throated Hermit

羽毛

Pale-tailed Barbthroat: buffy-white underparts; olive-green above; distinct pale buff supercilium; long graduated tail; slightly decurved pink-based bill

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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-throated Hermit

エクアドル、コロンビア、ペルーのアンデス東麓に生息するハチドリで、暗い羽毛が特徴的。沢沿いや密生した低木林に生息し、特定の花を縄張りとする。

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