Great Sapphirewing vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Pterophanes cyanopterus 비교 대상 Thalurania furcata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Great Sapphirewing Fork-tailed Woodnymph
학명 Pterophanes cyanopterus Thalurania furcata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 10.9 cm (4.3 in)
체중 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Great Sapphirewing only

Fork-tailed Woodnymph only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

노래

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

About These Birds

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

포크꼬리 벌새는 남아메리카 북부와 아마존 유역에 서식하는 중형 벌새입니다. 수컷은 금속 녹색 왕관과 광택 있는 보라빛-녹색 아랫면, 깊이 갈라진 파란 꼬리가 특징입니다.

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