White-tailed Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus ensipennis в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-tailed Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Campylopterus ensipennis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 15,2 cm (6.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 9,866666666666667 g (0.35 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from highland forest flowers in Venezuela. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-tailed Sabrewing only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Sabrewing

Пение

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture from perch.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Sabrewing

Found in northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Resident in humid forest undergrowth.

Great Sapphirewing

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

Охранный статус

Near Threatened

White-tailed Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests of northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Classified as Near Threatened in Venezuela; common on Trinidad and Tobago.

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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