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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Stripe-breasted Starthroat
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Heliomaster squamosus
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	5.75 g (0.20 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with …
산란 수	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Stripe-breasted Starthroat 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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

노래

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

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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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Stripe-breasted 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

깃털

Mexican Sheartail (alt): males with iridescent magenta gorget; metallic green above; white belly; deeply forked tail; females plain

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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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

반점꼬리장창벌새(Heliomaster squamosus)는 브라질 동부·중부의 세라도와 건조림에 서식하는 12–13cm 중형 벌새다.

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