Great Sapphirewing vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus 비교 대상 Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Great Sapphirewing Band-tailed Barbthroat
학명 Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes ruckeri
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.3 cm (4.4 in)
체중 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 6.0 g (0.21 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Great Sapphirewing only

Band-tailed Barbthroat only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

노래

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Band-tailed Barbthroat

깃털

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

무늬지느러미벌새는 중앙아메리카에서 콜롬비아까지 서식하는 소형 벌새입니다. 녹색 등과 흰색과 갈색 무늬의 아랫면, 직선형 붉은 부리가 특징이며, 열대 저지대 숲의 하층에서 생활합니다.

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