Long-tailed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis superciliosus 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Long-tailed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
学名 Phaethornis superciliosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 5.15 g (0.18 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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

Long-tailed Hermit only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Hermit

さえずり

Thin, sibilant hissing trill; continuous soft buzz with slight pulsing quality, issued during slow hovering near blossoms.

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

Long-tailed Hermit

Found in lowland humid forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and south through Amazonian Brazil. 0–700 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

Long-tailed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Long-tailed Hermit

南米北部と中部アメリカに分布する大型のハチドリで、長い尾羽と白い眉斑が特徴的。熱帯雨林の薄暗い下層部に生息し、ヘリコニアの花を好む。

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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