Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Ensifera ensifera comparado com Lampornis sybillae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Nome científico Ensifera ensifera Lampornis sybillae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 12,8 cm (5.0 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 5,975 g (0.21 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Nicaraguan montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia blooms. Supplements with small arthropods.
Tamanho da postura -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Green-breasted Mountain-gem only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Canto

Soft, high squeak followed by buzzy trill; brief introductory note launching into rough cascade of chips.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Found in cloud forest of Nicaragua and Honduras in highland forest. 1,000–2,400 m elevation.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Plumagem

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Plumagem

Selasphorus Hummingbird: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

O beija-flor-de-sibila é um beija-flor hondurenho e nicaraguense encontrado em florestas de montanha, com garganta verde brilhante iridescente.

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