Bronzy Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Glaucis aeneus в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Bronzy Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Glaucis aeneus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 10,5 cm (4.1 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 4,6499999999999995 g (0.16 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Feeds on floral nectar along a regular trap-line route; also picks small spiders and insects … 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

Bronzy Hermit only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Bronzy Hermit

Пение

Deep, rumbling chatter with hollow resonance; low-pitched bursts of notes carrying surprising volume for small forest bird.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bronzy Hermit

Found from Costa Rica through Panama to western Colombia and Ecuador. Resident in lowland Pacific rainforest and shaded plantations below 600 m.

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

Bronzy Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Bronzy Hermit

Оперение

Tiny; bronze-green upperparts with golden-bronze gloss on back; cinnamon-buff underparts; pale supercilium; rufous tail with dark subterminal band; pale bill tip; Central American species with overall bronzy olive sheen on …

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Bronzy Hermit

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Colombia. Bronzy-green plumage with rufous underparts. Visits Heliconia flowers with its curved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. An important pollinator of Neotropical forest plants.

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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