Lazuline Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus falcatus в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Lazuline Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Campylopterus falcatus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 7,1 g (0.25 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Andean cloud forest in Colombia and Venezuela, visiting Heliconia and bromeliads. Takes insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Lazuline Sabrewing only

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Great Sapphirewing only

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Song & Call Comparison

Lazuline Sabrewing

Пение

Pure, bell-like tone sustained clearly; single resonant note ringing out in open lowland then fading.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Lazuline Sabrewing

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Peru at 1,000-2,400 m elevation. Resident in montane forest.

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

Least Concern

Lazuline Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Lazuline Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Peru at 1,000-2,400 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue throat and breast (males), green body. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. One of the most strikingly colored sabrewings.

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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