Green-fronted Lancebill vs Great Sapphirewing

Doryfera ludovicae 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green-fronted Lancebill Great Sapphirewing
학명 Doryfera ludovicae Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.5 cm (4.5 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 5.95 g (0.21 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore probing epiphyte flowers and bromeliads with long straight bill in montane forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Green-fronted Lancebill only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Lancebill

노래

Rough, raspy chattering with energetic rhythm; series of coarse notes delivered rapidly near active foraging territories.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-fronted Lancebill

Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru to Bolivia. 1,200–2,400 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-fronted Lancebill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-fronted Lancebill

매우 긴 곧은 부리(40 mm)를 가진 11–12 cm의 중형 벌새. 보라-파란색 이마의 녹색 깃털. 800–2,500m의 코스타리카에서 볼리비아까지 안데스 운무림에 서식. 긴 관 모양 꽃의 기부를 뚫는 단검 같은 부리 때문에 창부리벌새로 명명.

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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