Santa Marta Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Chaetocercus astreans 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Santa Marta Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
학명 Chaetocercus astreans Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 6.7 cm (2.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 2.605 g (0.09 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … 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

Santa Marta Woodstar only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Woodstar

노래

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Santa Marta Woodstar

콜롬비아 시에라 네바다 데 산타마르타 고유종의 초소형 벌새 (7 cm). 수컷은 반짝이는 녹색 윗면; 자홍색 목; 흰 아랫면. 고지대 덤불과 숲 가장자리 서식. 꽃꿀 섭취.

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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