Slender-tailed Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Microstilbon burmeisteri 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

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属性 Slender-tailed Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
学名 Microstilbon burmeisteri Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 6.0 cm (2.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 2.09 g (0.07 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of montane scrub, probing small tubular flowers. Catches spiders and minute flies to supply … 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

Slender-tailed Woodstar only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Slender-tailed Woodstar

さえずり

Soft, liquid descending cascade; gentle mellow notes flowing downward in quiet musical sequence at dawn.

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Found in arid scrub and woodland of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 1,000-3,000 m. Resident and partial migrant.

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Slender-tailed Woodstar

アルゼンチンとボリビアの低木林や森林縁部に生息するシャムショールドハミングバード。体長7〜8cm。雄の輝く緑と赤紫色の羽毛が特徴的な小型ハチドリ。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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