Black-chinned Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Archilochus alexandri 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-chinned Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
학명 Archilochus alexandri Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.5 cm (3.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.6399999999999997 g (0.13 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Generalist nectarivore visiting a wide variety of western North American flowers. Gleans insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-chinned Hummingbird only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-chinned Hummingbird

노래

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light staccato notes cascading freely in cheerful sequence.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Found in western North America from British Columbia to Mexico. Breeds in open woodland; winters in western Mexico.

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

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black-chinned Hummingbird

브리티시컬럼비아부터 멕시코까지 북미 서부에 서식하는 작은 벌새(8~9cm)입니다. 수컷은 검은 턱과 자줏빛 홍채 테두리를 가집니다. 개활지 삼림, 정원, 사막 오아시스의 꿀을 먹습니다. 번식기 동안 미국 서부에서 모이통을 자주 찾는 흔한 새입니다.

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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