White-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis castaneoventris в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Lampornis castaneoventris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 12,2 cm (4.8 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 5,58 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and … 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

White-throated Mountain-gem only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Mountain-gem

Пение

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have a white throat and chestnut belly. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Talamanca-Chiriquí endemic.

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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