White-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Eupherusa poliocerca 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
학명 Eupherusa poliocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 12.1 cm (4.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 4.625 g (0.16 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

White-tailed Hummingbird only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Hummingbird

노래

Harsh, buzzy chatter with emphatic rhythm; coarse rough notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Hummingbird

멕시코 게레로 시에라 마드레 델 수르에 고유한 10~11cm 중형 벌새. 흰 꼬리 깃털. 위기종.

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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