Blue-tufted Starthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliomaster furcifer в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

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Характеристика Blue-tufted Starthroat Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Heliomaster furcifer Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 10,8 cm (4.3 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 5,7 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of open Argentine and Bolivian habitats; visits diverse shrub flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Blue-tufted Starthroat only

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Great Sapphirewing only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-tufted Starthroat

Пение

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after pause.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-tufted Starthroat

Found from Bolivia and Brazil south to Argentina and Uruguay in open woodland and scrub. Sea level to 1,500 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

Blue-tufted Starthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-tufted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in open habitats from Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to Argentina. Green plumage with blue throat tufts (males) and a long, forked tail. Nectarivore of savanna, gardens, and forest edges. Widespread in southern South America.

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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