Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Longuemare's Sunangel

Ensifera ensifera в сравнении с Heliangelus clarisse

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Sword-billed Hummingbird Longuemare's Sunangel
Научное название Ensifera ensifera Heliangelus clarisse
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 12,5 cm (4.9 in)
Масса 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 5,5 g (0.19 oz)
Питание Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Andean elfin forest; visits Brachyotum and Ericaceae flowers. Catches small flies near flowering …
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Пение

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

Longuemare's Sunangel

Пение

Bright, musical chips in rapid succession; cheerful staccato notes with buoyant quality announcing territory boundaries.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

Longuemare's Sunangel

Endemic to the Venezuelan Andes in Mérida and Táchira states in cloud forest. 2,000–3,200 m elevation.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Longuemare's Sunangel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Оперение

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

Longuemare's Sunangel

Оперение

Scaled Metaltail: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green crown; white pectoral tufts; females with scaled underparts below

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About These Birds

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.

Longuemare's Sunangel

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Venezuela and Colombia at 1,800-3,000 m. Males have an iridescent green and purple throat. Green plumage. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth. Named after the French ornithologist Longuemare.

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