Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus phainopeplus в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Santa Marta Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Campylopterus phainopeplus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Critically Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 6,825 g (0.24 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

Santa Marta Sabrewing only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Пение

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light notes cascading freely in cheerful energetic sequence.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Classified as 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.

Охранный статус

Critically Endangered

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Santa Marta Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Dark green plumage with iridescent blue throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta endemic. Classified as Endangered due to restricted range.

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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