Black-breasted Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis nigrivestis в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-breasted Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Eriocnemis nigrivestis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Endangered Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 4,449999999999999 g (0.16 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Andean montane Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers; fluffy leg puffs visible during hover. Gleans … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-breasted Puffleg only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-breasted Puffleg

Пение

Soft, sustained hum barely audible; extremely faint low-frequency sound audible only at very close range.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-breasted Puffleg

Endemic to the western Andes of Ecuador, primarily the Pichincha and Imbabura regions. 2,800–3,600 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

Black-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black-breasted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the northwestern Andes of Ecuador at 2,500-3,200 m. Males have a black breast and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Critically Endangered with fewer than 250 individuals estimated remaining.

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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