Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis viridipallens 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
학명 Lampornis viridipallens Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 12.7 cm (5.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 5.540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Green-throated Mountain-gem only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

노래

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

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

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

창백벌새는 멕시코와 중앙아메리카의 고산 지대에 서식하는 벌새이다. 전반적으로 녹색의 창백한 색조를 가지며 고산 삼림 지역에서 서식한다. 다양한 꽃의 꿀을 먹으며 산악 지대에 잘 적응해 있다.

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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