Black Jacobin vs Great Sapphirewing

Florisuga fusca 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Jacobin Great Sapphirewing
학명 Florisuga fusca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 8.0 g (0.28 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore trap-lining low-forest flowers; catches small insects and spiders gleaned from leaf surfaces. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black Jacobin only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Black Jacobin

노래

Melodic, flute-like series descending smoothly; rich sustained notes with slight vibrato, beautiful and clear in calm air.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Jacobin

Endemic to eastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Resident in Atlantic forest and adjacent open areas.

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

Least Concern

Black Jacobin

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Jacobin

깃털

Males entirely blackish with a glossy blue-violet sheen; white tips to undertail coverts; white tail corners; female similar but duller with white-spotted underparts; Atlantic forest hummingbird with unusual all-dark plumage …

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black Jacobin

브라질 남동부 대서양 숲에 고유한 12~13cm 중형 벌새. 광택 있는 검은색 몸통과 흰 가슴이 특징. 관심필요종.

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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