White-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Eupherusa poliocerca 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

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属性 White-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
学名 Eupherusa poliocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 12.1 cm (4.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 4.625 g (0.16 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

White-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Hummingbird

さえずり

Harsh, buzzy chatter with emphatic rhythm; coarse rough notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture.

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

White-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Hummingbird

メキシコのゲレロ州とオアハカ州に生息するハチドリで、白い外尾羽が特徴。危急種に指定されている。

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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