White-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis castaneoventris 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
학명 Lampornis castaneoventris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 12.2 cm (4.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 5.58 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and … 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-throated Mountain-gem only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Mountain-gem

노래

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-throated Mountain-gem

밤색배벌새는 중앙아메리카 코스타리카 고지대에 서식하는 벌새이다. 수컷은 밤색 배와 자주색 목 반점이 특징이며 높은 고도의 삼림에서 서식한다. 꽃의 꿀을 먹으며 코스타리카 고산 지대에 주로 분포한다.

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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