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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Plain-capped Starthroat
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Heliomaster constantii
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	7.375 g (0.26 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American dry and semi-open habitats. Visits large flowers; catches insects …
산란 수	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Plain-capped Starthroat 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.

Plain-capped Starthroat

노래

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes, poorly documented vocal repertoire.

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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.

Plain-capped Starthroat

Found from northwestern Mexico south through Central America to northwestern Costa Rica in dry forest. Sea level to 1,800 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Plain-capped Starthroat

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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

Plain-capped Starthroat

깃털

Peruvian Sheartail (alt): males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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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.

Plain-capped Starthroat

장창벌새(Heliomaster constantii)는 멕시코에서 코스타리카까지 건조~반습한 서식지에 서식하는 12–13cm 중형 벌새다.

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