Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylonympha macrocerca comparado com Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Nome científico Hylonympha macrocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Endangered Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,3 cm (5.2 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Peso 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Great Sapphirewing

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

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

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

O beija-flor-de-cauda-longa-venezuelano é um beija-flor raro com cauda extremamente longa, endêmico das montanhas da Venezuela, em perigo de extinção.

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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