Red-billed Emerald vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon gibsoni в сравнении с Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Red-billed Emerald Sword-billed Hummingbird
Научное название Chlorostilbon gibsoni Ensifera ensifera
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Масса 3,4 g (0.12 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Питание Feeds on floral nectar in lowland Venezuelan scrub and forest. Gleans insects and spiders to … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
Размер кладки 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Red-billed Emerald only

Нет

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Emerald

Пение

Harsh, buzzy chatter with urgency; rough staccato notes escalating quickly during competitive flower territory dispute.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Пение

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-billed Emerald

Found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in arid and semi-arid habitats at low elevations.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Red-billed Emerald

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Emerald

Оперение

Versicolored Emerald: males with glittering multicolored gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Оперение

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Red-billed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Bright green plumage with a red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of arid and semi-arid habitats. Named after the naturalist William Gibson.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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