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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Hoary Puffleg
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Haplophaedia lugens
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Near Threatened
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	6.9 g (0.24 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest; forages at diverse Ericaceae blooms. Gleans small insects …
산란 수	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Hoary 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.

Hoary Puffleg

노래

Sharp, crackling chatter with energetic delivery; rapid dry notes tumbling quickly in vigorous territorial exchange.

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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.

Hoary Puffleg

Found on the Pacific slope from Panama south through Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,200 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Hoary 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

Hoary Puffleg

깃털

Wedge-billed Hummingbird: tiny; males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; wedge-shaped bill; spots

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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.

Hoary Puffleg

검은발가락벌새(Haplophaedia lugens)는 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 서안데스 해발 600–1,800m 구름숲에 서식하는 10–11cm 소형 벌새다. 회색빛 아랫면에 흰 발가락 수염을 지닌다.

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