Reddish Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis ruber 비교 대상 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Reddish Hermit Great Sapphirewing
학명 Phaethornis ruber Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 6.6 cm (2.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 2.4 g (0.08 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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

Reddish Hermit only

없음

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Reddish Hermit

노래

Thin, reedy whistle with slightly nasal quality; soft sustained note barely wavering, issued from dense shrub cover.

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Reddish Hermit

Widespread in humid lowland forests from the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Found at 0–900 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

Reddish Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Reddish Hermit

붉은은둔벌새는 기아나에서 브라질과 볼리비아에 걸쳐 아마존 습한 우림에 서식하는 극소형 은둔벌새입니다. 전체적으로 붉은갈색이며, 숲 바닥 근처의 작은 꽃을 방문합니다.

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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