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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Merida Sunangel
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Heliangelus spencei
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	5.0 g (0.18 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.
산란 수	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Merida Sunangel only

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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.

Merida Sunangel

노래

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

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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.

Merida Sunangel

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Merida Sunangel

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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

Merida Sunangel

깃털

Viridian Metaltail: brilliant metallic green above; glittering violet-blue gorget; white postocular stripe; females green with 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.

Merida Sunangel

스펜스벌새(Heliangelus spencei)는 베네수엘라 서부 안데스(메리다) 해발 2,400–3,500m 고유종인 10–11cm 소형 벌새다.

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