Colorful Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mirabilis 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Colorful Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
学名 Eriocnemis mirabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 10.2 cm (4.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 5.06 g (0.18 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Colorful Puffleg only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

さえずり

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

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

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 m. Critically endangered.

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

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

虹色の多彩な羽毛を持つコロンビア産のハチドリで、絶滅危惧種IA類に指定されている。

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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