Green-tailed Goldenthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Polytmus theresiae 比較対象 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-tailed Goldenthroat Great Sapphirewing
学名 Polytmus theresiae Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 11.3 cm (4.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 3.575 g (0.13 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies … 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-tailed Goldenthroat only

None

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

さえずり

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

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-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 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-tailed Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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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