Grey-breasted Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus largipennis 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Grey-breasted Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
학명 Campylopterus largipennis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.5 cm (5.7 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 7.980000000000001 g (0.28 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from Amazonian understory flowers, favouring Heliconia. Supplements diet with 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

Grey-breasted Sabrewing only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

노래

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle flowing quality; notes weaving smoothly in quiet musical phrase. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

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

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

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

아마존 유역과 남아메리카 북부에 걸친 삼림 가장자리와 개활 서식지에 사는 중형 벌새. 녹색 등과 흰 배, 다소 넓적한 날개 깃이 특징이다. 꽃꿀과 작은 곤충을 먹는다. 비교적 흔한 종이다.

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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