Green-tailed Emerald vs Great Sapphirewing

Chlorostilbon alice 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green-tailed Emerald Great Sapphirewing
학명 Chlorostilbon alice Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.5 g (0.12 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Venezuelan dry scrub, hovering at low shrub blooms. Catches gnats and spiders to … 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

Green-tailed Emerald only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Emerald

노래

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like quality; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid amplitude modulation.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-tailed Emerald

Found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m elevation. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic.

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

Green-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-tailed Emerald

베네수엘라 500–2,000 m 산지에 서식하는 소형 벌새 (8–9 cm). 반짝이는 녹색 깃털. 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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