Gorgeted Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Chaetocercus heliodor 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Gorgeted Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
학명 Chaetocercus heliodor Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 6.1 cm (2.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 2.225 g (0.08 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … 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

Gorgeted Woodstar only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

노래

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

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

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

베네수엘라에서 에콰도르까지 안데스 구름 숲에 서식하는 초소형 벌새 (7–8 cm). 수컷은 반짝이는 보라-자홍색 목 장식. 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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