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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
학명	Ensifera ensifera	Tilmatura dupontii
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)
체중	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	2.2 g (0.08 oz)
식성	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Feeds on floral nectar at low scrub blooms in dry Central American valleys. Catches small …
산란 수	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar 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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

노래

Sharp, penetrating squeak repeated quickly; tiny piercing notes given insistently during competitive territorial encounter.

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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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Found in highlands from southern Mexico to Honduras at 600-2,500 m elevation. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest edges.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

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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

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

깃털

Anna's Hummingbird (alt): males with glittering rose-red gorget extending to crown; metallic green back; females green with 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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

뒤퐁 벌새는 멕시코 서부와 과테말라의 고산 초원과 소나무-참나무 숲에 서식하는 소형 벌새입니다. 수컷은 자수정 빛 목과 별 모양 흰 꼬리 끝 반점이 특징이며, 고도 2,000~3,000m의 서늘한 환경에서 생활합니다.

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