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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Gorgeted Puffleg
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Eriocnemis isabellae
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Critically Endangered
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	4.3 g (0.15 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects.
산란 수	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Gorgeted Puffleg only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

노래

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Gorgeted Puffleg

노래

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

깃털

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Gorgeted Puffleg

깃털

Black-throated Brilliant: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; black throat; females green above; spotted below

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About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

칼날부리벌새(14~15cm 몸통)로 부리가 몸통만큼 긴(8~10cm) 놀라운 벌새이다. 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 안데스 고지에 서식. 긴 꽃통 꽃의 꿀을 먹도록 진화했다. 관심필요종.

Gorgeted Puffleg

콜롬비아 세라니아 델 핀케 서쪽 사면의 극히 좁은 지역에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 서식지 극도로 제한.

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