Green-crowned Brilliant vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliodoxa jacula 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-crowned Brilliant Great Sapphirewing
学名 Heliodoxa jacula Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 7.633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … 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

Green-crowned Brilliant only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

さえずり

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

コスタリカからコロンビアにかけての中央アメリカと西コロンビアの太平洋斜面(標高200〜1,800 m)の雲霧林に生息するハチドリ(体長12〜13 cm)。雄は光沢のある緑色の羽衣と紫の喉のパッチを持つ。雲霧林・林縁の蜜食性。

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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