Sword-billed Hummingbird vs White-tailed Hillstar

Ensifera ensifera 比較対象 Urochroa leucura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird White-tailed Hillstar
学名 Ensifera ensifera Urochroa leucura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 9.774999999999999 g (0.34 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Peruvian montane shrubs; forages at Ericaceae and Puya flowers. Supplements with small insects.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

White-tailed Hillstar 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.

White-tailed Hillstar

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by softer brief second, repeated persistently.

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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.

White-tailed Hillstar

Found on the eastern Andean slope of Peru and Bolivia in montane cloud forest. 1,000–2,600 m elevation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-tailed Hillstar

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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

White-tailed Hillstar

羽毛

Dusky Starfrontlet: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic bronze-green; white flanks; females green above; spotted underparts

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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。

White-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru and Bolivia at 2,000-3,500 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Nectarivore of montane forest. Recently split from Rufous-gaped Hillstar.

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