Perija Starfrontlet vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Coeligena consita в сравнении с Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Perija Starfrontlet Sword-billed Hummingbird
Научное название Coeligena consita Ensifera ensifera
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Масса 6,49 g (0.23 oz) 12,75 g (0.45 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Colombian Sierra Nevada; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods from mossy branches. Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Perija Starfrontlet only

Нет

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Perija Starfrontlet

Пение

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing mellow tones with subtle variation in humid high-altitude forest.

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

Perija Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Serranía de Perijá on the Colombia–Venezuela border at 2,000–3,200 m elevation.

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

Endangered

Perija Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Perija Starfrontlet

Оперение

Ecuadorian Hillstar: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted below

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

Perija Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13 cm) endemic to the Sierra de Perijá on the Colombia-Venezuela border at 1,700-3,100 m. Iridescent green plumage. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted mountain range habitat.

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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