Colorful Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mirabilis в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Colorful Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Eriocnemis mirabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 10,2 cm (4.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 5,06 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. 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

Colorful Puffleg only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

Пение

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 m. Critically 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

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,800-2,200 m. Males have iridescent multicolored plumage and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Critically Endangered with an extremely 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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