Diamantina Sabrewing vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Campylopterus diamantinensis в сравнении с Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Diamantina Sabrewing Sword-billed Hummingbird
Научное название Campylopterus diamantinensis Ensifera ensifera
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Масса 8,266666666666667 g (0.29 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Питание Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Diamantina Sabrewing only

Нет

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Diamantina Sabrewing

Пение

Thin, high sibilant twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality during foraging.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Пение

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Diamantina Sabrewing

Endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Restricted to campo rupestre and gallery forest habitats.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

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Охранный статус

Near Threatened

Diamantina Sabrewing

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Diamantina Sabrewing

Оперение

Prince Ruspoli's Turaco: glossy green body; white facial streak; red bill; white-tipped crest; crimson flight feathers; red eye ring

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Оперение

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

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About These Birds

Diamantina Sabrewing

A large hummingbird endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Green plumage. Nectarivore of campo rupestre and gallery forest. Named for the Diamantina Plateau. One of the most recently discovered Brazilian hummingbird species.

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.

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