Great Sapphirewing vs Fiery Topaz

Pterophanes cyanopterus 비교 대상 Topaza pyra

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Great Sapphirewing Fiery Topaz
학명 Pterophanes cyanopterus Topaza pyra
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
체중 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 12.8 g (0.45 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small insects.
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Great Sapphirewing only

Fiery Topaz only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

노래

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

Fiery Topaz

노래

Gentle, whistled three-note phrase with falling inflection; soft, pure tones delivered slowly with expressive melodic quality.

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.

Fiery Topaz

Found in the western Amazon basin from Colombia and Ecuador south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest along rivers.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Fiery Topaz

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Fiery Topaz

깃털

Males fiery orange-red body with glittering golden-orange gorget; elongated crossed purplish tail feathers; female bronze-green above, cinnamon below; Amazonian species with slightly more orange tone than Crimson Topaz.

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.

Fiery Topaz

불꽃벌새는 아마존 서부 지역의 열대 우림에 서식하는 대형 벌새입니다. 수컷은 타오르는 듯한 주황-붉은 목과 녹색 왕관, 황금색 아랫면이 특징이며, 강변 숲의 꽃이 풍부한 지역에서 생활합니다.

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