White-tailed Emerald vs Great Sapphirewing

Microchera chionura 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-tailed Emerald Great Sapphirewing
학명 Microchera chionura Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.2 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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-tailed Emerald only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Emerald

노래

Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth notes flowing in relaxed quiet progression at forest edge.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Emerald

Found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

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-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Emerald

소형 벌새로 체장 약 8cm이며, 수컷은 초록 윗면에 흰색 꽁지를 갖는다. 파나마 서부와 코스타리카 태평양 경사면 숲에 서식하는 고유종이다. 꽃의 꿀을 빨아 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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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