Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Black-backed Thornbill

Ensifera ensifera 비교 대상 Ramphomicron dorsale

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sword-billed Hummingbird Black-backed Thornbill
학명 Ensifera ensifera Ramphomicron dorsale
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.5 g (0.12 oz)
식성 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny …
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Habitat Comparison

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Sword-billed Hummingbird 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.

Black-backed Thornbill

노래

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near blossoms.

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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.

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

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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

Black-backed Thornbill

깃털

Coppery Emerald (alt): males with glittering purple-magenta gorget; metallic green above; white pectoral tufts; females 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.

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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