Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliomaster squamosus 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Stripe-breasted Starthroat Great Sapphirewing
학명 Heliomaster squamosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.2 cm (4.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 5.75 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

노래

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

반점꼬리장창벌새(Heliomaster squamosus)는 브라질 동부·중부의 세라도와 건조림에 서식하는 12–13cm 중형 벌새다.

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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