Little Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis longuemareus 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Little Hermit Great Sapphirewing
학명 Phaethornis longuemareus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.6 cm (3.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 3.3 g (0.12 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small insects. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Little Hermit only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Little Hermit

노래

Loud, ringing whistle with bold projection; clear single-pitch call carrying impressively across open montane grassland.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Little Hermit

Found from Trinidad and northern Venezuela west through much of Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth near streams.

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

Little Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Little Hermit

깃털

Tiny; bronze-green upperparts with rufous-buff rump band; buff underparts; pale buff supercilium and malar stripe bordering dark face mask; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; Trinidad and Venezuela species.

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Little Hermit

꼬마은둔벌새는 멕시코에서 브라질과 트리니다드까지 습한 숲에 서식하는 극소형 은둔벌새로, 세계에서 가장 작은 벌새 중 하나입니다. 초록 등에 붉은갈색 아랫면이 특징입니다.

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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