Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Great Sapphirewing

Chalybura urochrysia comparado com Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Great Sapphirewing
Nome científico Chalybura urochrysia Pterophanes cyanopterus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 6,55 g (0.23 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer only

Nenhum

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Canto

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

Great Sapphirewing

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Beija-flor-de-rabo-dourado (Chalybura urochrysia), 10–12 cm. Macho com plumagem verde brilhante, coberteiras superiores da cauda dourado-cobreadas. Fêmea mais opaca. Habita florestas úmidas e bordas de mata na Costa Rica, Panamá e noroeste da Colômbia. Alimenta-se de néctar de flores de sub-bosque e insetos.

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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