Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylonympha macrocerca 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
학명 Hylonympha macrocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 13.3 cm (5.2 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 7.25 g (0.26 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

노래

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

시자꼬리벌새는 베네수엘라에서만 발견되는 희귀한 벌새 종이다. 수컷은 매우 긴 꼬리 깃털을 가지고 있으며 녹색과 갈색의 깃털 색을 가진다. 산악 지대의 숲에서 서식하며 특정 꽃들의 꿀을 먹고 산다.

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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