Gorgeted Woodstar vs Great Sapphirewing

Chaetocercus heliodor в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Gorgeted Woodstar Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Chaetocercus heliodor Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 6,1 cm (2.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 2,225 g (0.08 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … 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

Gorgeted Woodstar only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

Пение

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

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

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m. Males have a glittering green and blue gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its spectacular jewel-like throat plumage.

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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