Black Jacobin vs Great Sapphirewing

Florisuga fusca 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Jacobin Great Sapphirewing
学名 Florisuga fusca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 8.0 g (0.28 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore trap-lining low-forest flowers; catches small insects and spiders gleaned from leaf surfaces. 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

None

Black Jacobin only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Black Jacobin

さえずり

Melodic, flute-like series descending smoothly; rich sustained notes with slight vibrato, beautiful and clear in calm air.

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

Black Jacobin

Endemic to eastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Resident in Atlantic forest and adjacent open areas.

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

Black Jacobin

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Jacobin

羽毛

Males entirely blackish with a glossy blue-violet sheen; white tips to undertail coverts; white tail corners; female similar but duller with white-spotted underparts; Atlantic forest hummingbird with unusual all-dark plumage …

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black Jacobin

ブラジルの大西洋岸森林に生息するハチドリで、ほぼ黒色の羽毛を持ち、ブロメリアの花に特化している。

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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