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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Violet-capped Woodnymph
学名	Ensifera ensifera	Thalurania glaucopis
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	—
翼開長	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	4.78 g (0.17 oz)
食性	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of South Brazilian forest, visiting bromeliads and Heliconia. Supplements with insects and spiders.
一腹卵数	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Violet-capped Woodnymph 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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

さえずり

Deep, hollow churr with resonant character; prolonged buzzing sound vibrating softly through tropical canopy.

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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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

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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

Violet-capped Woodnymph

羽毛

Hartlaub's Bustard: males with dark belly; white underparts; brown-vermiculated above; black crown; pale streaked; sexual dimorphism

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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。

Violet-capped Woodnymph

バイオレットクラウンドウッドニンフはブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息するハチドリです。雄は紫がかった頭部と緑の胸部が特徴です。

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