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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Purple-throated Sunangel
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Heliangelus viola
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12.6 cm (5.0 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	5.433333333333333 g (0.19 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore strongly associated with Ericaceae in treeline habitats. Catches small insects on the wing for …
산란 수	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Purple-throated Sunangel 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.

Purple-throated Sunangel

노래

Soft, liquid warbling with gentle character; mellow notes flowing easily in quiet musical phrase at forest edge.

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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.

Purple-throated Sunangel

Found in Andean cloud forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru at 1,600–3,000 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-throated 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

Purple-throated Sunangel

깃털

Peruvian Metaltail: males with iridescent violet gorget; metallic green back; very long bill; females green above; pale spotted underparts

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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.

Purple-throated Sunangel

보라벌새(Heliangelus viola)는 에콰도르에서 페루까지 해발 1,800–3,200m 안데스 구름숲에 서식하는 10–11cm 소형 벌새다.

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