Green Thorntail vs Great Sapphirewing

Discosura conversii 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green Thorntail Great Sapphirewing
학명 Discosura conversii Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.4 cm (3.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting small flowers at forest canopy and edges. Forages in groups at flowering trees; … 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 Thorntail only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green Thorntail

노래

Pure, sustaining tone with bell-like quality; single clear note ringing firmly then slowly diminishing in open air.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green Thorntail

Found in foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 300–1,500 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

Least Concern

Green Thorntail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green Thorntail

수컷의 총 길이가 10cm에 달하는 전선 같은 긴 꼬리를 가진 7–8 cm의 소형 벌새. 흰 허리 띠가 있는 빛나는 녹색 깃털. 코스타리카에서 에콰도르 서부까지 습윤림에 서식. 수관부의 작은 꽃에 정지비행하며 꿀을 먹는 꿀 먹는 새. 요정 같은 비행.

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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