Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Streak-throated Hermit

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Phaethornis rupurumii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Streak-throated Hermit
学名 Ensifera ensifera Phaethornis rupurumii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore and insectivore; extracts nectar from trap-lining flowers and hawks small flying insects in forest …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Streak-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.

Streak-throated Hermit

さえずり

High, thin peep barely audible beyond few metres; delicate single note repeated softly with long intervals in between.

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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.

Streak-throated Hermit

Found in the Guiana Shield from Venezuela and Guyana south through Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest along streams and rivers.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Streak-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

Streak-throated Hermit

羽毛

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; buff underparts with fine dark streaking on throat; pale supercilium; white-tipped central tail feathers; Guiana Shield species; streaked throat pattern distinguishes from other small hermits.

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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。

Streak-throated Hermit

ギアナ高地とその周辺の熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリで、Rupurumiのハーミットとも呼ばれる。長い湾曲した嘴で花蜜を採取する。

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