Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Amazilia yucatanensis 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Buff-bellied Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
학명 Amazilia yucatanensis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 4.175 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from Yucatán flowering trees and garden plants; supplements with insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Buff-bellied Hummingbird only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

노래

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy silvery quality; high light notes cascading softly near flowers.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Found from southern Texas through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala. Resident in Gulf Coast lowlands.

Great Sapphirewing

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

텍사스 남부에서 동부 멕시코를 거쳐 벨리즈와 과테말라까지 분포하는 중형 벌새(10~11cm). 메탈릭 초록 윗면과 특징적인 가슴 무늬가 있다. 꽃의 꿀과 작은 곤충을 먹는다.

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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