Straight-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis bourcieri 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Straight-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
학명 Phaethornis bourcieri Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 4.2 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces. 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

Straight-billed Hermit only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Straight-billed Hermit

노래

Crisp, musical chip note with ringing quality; single bright note repeated at measured intervals from prominent perch.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Straight-billed Hermit

Widespread in lowland Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to Brazil. 0–800 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

Straight-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Straight-billed Hermit

직선부리은둔벌새는 베네수엘라에서 볼리비아에 걸쳐 아마존 저지대 우림에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 은둔벌새 중에서는 드물게 직선형 부리를 가집니다.

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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