Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylonympha macrocerca 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

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属性 Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
学名 Hylonympha macrocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 13.3 cm (5.2 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 7.25 g (0.26 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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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