Colorful Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mirabilis 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Colorful Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
학명 Eriocnemis mirabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 10.2 cm (4.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 5.06 g (0.18 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. 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

Colorful Puffleg only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

노래

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 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

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

콜롬비아 서부 안데스 해발 1,800m에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 콜롬비아 서부 안데스의 극히 제한된 지역에만 서식.

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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