Needle-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis philippii 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Needle-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
학명 Phaethornis philippii Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 4.9 g (0.17 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. 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

Needle-billed Hermit only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Needle-billed Hermit

노래

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 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

Needle-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Needle-billed Hermit

바늘부리은둔벌새는 페루 동부에서 브라질 서부에 걸쳐 아마존 저지대 우림에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 은둔벌새로서는 이례적으로 직선형 바늘 모양 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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