Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Planalto Hermit

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Phaethornis pretrei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Planalto Hermit
学名 Ensifera ensifera Phaethornis pretrei
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 11.9 cm (4.7 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 5.0200000000000005 g (0.18 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Planalto Hermit 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.

Planalto Hermit

さえずり

Melodic, rising whistle with hopeful quality; smooth ascending note curving upward then briefly hovering before fading.

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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.

Planalto Hermit

Endemic to eastern and central Brazil from Piauí and Goiás to Mato Grosso. Found in cerrado and dry forest at 300–800 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Planalto 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

Planalto Hermit

羽毛

Long-tailed Hermit: rufous below; glossy green crown; broad white supercilium; elongated white-tipped central tail feathers; buff undertail

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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。

Planalto Hermit

ブラジル中部のセラードと熱帯・亜熱帯林に生息するハチドリで、Pretreiのハーミットとも呼ばれる。長い嘴で花蜜を採取し、特定の植物に依存する。

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