White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Great Sapphirewing

Coeligena phalerata 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-tailed Starfrontlet Great Sapphirewing
학명 Coeligena phalerata Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … 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-tailed Starfrontlet only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

노래

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection 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-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 m.

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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Starfrontlet

흰꼬리별벌새(Coeligena phalerata)는 콜롬비아와 베네수엘라에 서식하는 벌새입니다. 흰 꼬리와 반짝이는 녹색 몸통이 특징이며, 안데스 산악 삼림에서 서식합니다.

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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