Green-crowned Brilliant vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliodoxa jacula comparado com Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-crowned Brilliant Great Sapphirewing
Nome científico Heliodoxa jacula Pterophanes cyanopterus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Nenhum

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

Canto

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

O beija-flor-brilhante-de-fronte-verde é um grande beija-flor das florestas nubladas da América Central e noroeste da América do Sul. O macho tem partes superiores verde-brilhante com uma gorjeira verde-iridescente e uma mancha no peito. Habita em florestas do estrato médio e do dossel. Alimenta-se do néctar de diversas flores, especialmente de Heliconias. Importante polinizador nos ecossistemas florestais andinos.

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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