White-vented Plumeleteer vs Great Sapphirewing

Chalybura buffonii 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-vented Plumeleteer Great Sapphirewing
학명 Chalybura buffonii Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 12.8 cm (5.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 6.75 g (0.24 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from lowland forest flowers in Colombia and Venezuela. Supplements with insects and … 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

White-vented Plumeleteer only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-vented Plumeleteer

노래

Melodic, descending two-note whistle; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given persistently from perch.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-vented Plumeleteer

Found in humid forests from Panama to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

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

White-vented Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-vented Plumeleteer

파나마에서 베네수엘라까지 습한 숲에 서식하는 중형 벌새 (11–12 cm). 수컷은 반짝이는 녹색에 흰 꼬리; 암컷은 흰 아랫면. 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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