Racket-tipped Thorntail vs Great Sapphirewing

Discosura longicaudus 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Racket-tipped Thorntail Great Sapphirewing
학명 Discosura longicaudus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.6 cm (3.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.35 g (0.12 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Amazonian forest canopy. Forages at Inga and other legume flowers; supplements with small … 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

Racket-tipped Thorntail only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Racket-tipped Thorntail

노래

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly, characteristic of morning territorial song.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Found in humid lowland forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 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

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Racket-tipped Thorntail

수컷은 독특한 라켓 모양 끝을 가진 연장된 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(수컷은 긴 꼬리 라켓 포함) 소형 벌새로 베네수엘라에서 기아나를 거쳐 아마존까지 습윤 저지림에 서식한다. 삼림 수관부에서 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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