Black-bellied Thorntail vs Great Sapphirewing

Discosura langsdorffi 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-bellied Thorntail Great Sapphirewing
학명 Discosura langsdorffi Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 7.0 cm (2.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.2 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting diverse canopy flowers in humid Amazonian forest. Takes small arthropods in aerial hover-gleaning. 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

Black-bellied Thorntail only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-bellied Thorntail

노래

Deep, hollow churring with resonant character; prolonged low buzzing sound vibrating persistently through dense foliage.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-bellied Thorntail

Found in lowland Amazonian forest from southeastern Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 100–600 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

Black-bellied Thorntail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black-bellied Thorntail

수컷은 어두운 배와 라켓 끝이 있는 길고 전선 같은 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(그외 꼬리 깃털 포함) 소형 벌새로 콜롬비아 동부에서 아마존을 거쳐 볼리비아·브라질까지 저지림에 서식한다. 삼림 수관부와 가장자리에서 꿀을 먹는다.

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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