Great Sapphirewing vs Sooty Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus 比較対象 Threnetes niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Sapphirewing Sooty Barbthroat
学名 Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes niger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
体重 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Sapphirewing only

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Sooty Barbthroat only

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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.

Sooty Barbthroat

さえずり

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Sooty Barbthroat

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

ブラックバーブスロートアーミットはガイアナと隣接地域の熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリの一種です。喉の黒い模様が特徴です。

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