Great Sapphirewing vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus 比較対象 Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Sapphirewing Band-tailed Barbthroat
学名 Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes ruckeri
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.3 cm (4.4 in)
体重 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 6.0 g (0.21 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Sapphirewing only

Band-tailed Barbthroat 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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

さえずり

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Band-tailed Barbthroat

羽毛

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

バンドテイルバーブスロートはパナマからエクアドルにかけての熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリです。尾羽の縞模様が特徴的です。

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