Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Great Sapphirewing

Chalybura urochrysia в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Chalybura urochrysia 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 6,55 g (0.23 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … 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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Пение

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

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

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Green plumage with a bronze-colored tail. Feathered legs (the plumeleteer trait). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges.

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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