White-tailed Emerald vs Great Sapphirewing

Microchera chionura 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Emerald Great Sapphirewing
学名 Microchera chionura Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 3.2 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

White-tailed Emerald only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Emerald

さえずり

Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth notes flowing in relaxed quiet progression at forest edge.

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 Emerald

Found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

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

White-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Emerald

コスタリカとパナマの山地林に生息するホワイトテイルドハミングバード。体長7〜9cm。雄の白い尾が特徴的。山地の花の蜜を主食とする。低危険種。

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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