Blue-capped Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis glaucopoides 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue-capped Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
学名 Eriocnemis glaucopoides Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 10.1 cm (4.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 3.75 g (0.13 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Colombian Andes; fluffy leg tufts show during hover at Ericaceae blooms. Gleans small … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blue-capped Puffleg only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-capped Puffleg

さえずり

Buzzy, high-pitched trill barely audible; rapid soft vibration with insect-like quality during hovering near blossoms.

Great Sapphirewing

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-capped Puffleg

Endemic to Argentina and adjacent Bolivia in high Andean scrub and puna at 2,600–4,200 m elevation.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Blue-capped Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-capped Puffleg

ボリビアと北西アルゼンチンに生息するハチドリで、青みがかった冠羽が特徴。

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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