Great Sapphirewing vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Pterophanes cyanopterus 比較対象 Thalurania furcata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Sapphirewing Fork-tailed Woodnymph
学名 Pterophanes cyanopterus Thalurania furcata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 10.9 cm (4.3 in)
体重 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Sapphirewing only

Fork-tailed Woodnymph only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

さえずり

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

About These Birds

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

フォーキドウッドニンフは南米の熱帯雨林に広く分布するハチドリです。雄は深い青緑色の羽毛と二股に分かれた尾羽が特徴です。

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