Blue-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis clemenciae 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Blue-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
학명 Lampornis clemenciae Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 14.7 cm (5.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 7.25 g (0.26 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of US and Mexican highland forest; visits diverse flowers at medium to high elevation. … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Blue-throated Mountain-gem only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

노래

Rough, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of coarse buzzy notes audible from considerable distance.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Found from the mountains of southern Arizona south through Mexico to Honduras in pine-oak forest. 1,400–3,500 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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

청자목벌새는 미국 남서부와 멕시코에 서식하는 대형 벌새이다. 수컷은 선명한 파란보라색 목 깃털이 특징이며 북아메리카에서 번식하는 벌새 중 가장 크다. 산악 협곡과 고지대 숲에서 꽃의 꿀과 곤충을 먹으며 생활한다.

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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