Gorgeted Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis isabellae 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Gorgeted Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
학명 Eriocnemis isabellae Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Critically Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Gorgeted Puffleg only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

노래

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

보전 상태

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

콜롬비아 세라니아 델 핀케 서쪽 사면의 극히 좁은 지역에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 서식지 극도로 제한.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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