Great-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis malaris в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Great-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Phaethornis malaris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,8 cm (4.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 6,4799999999999995 g (0.23 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands. 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

Great-billed Hermit only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Great-billed Hermit

Пение

Melodic, two-note whistle repeated persistently; first note pure and high, second slightly lower, given every few seconds.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Great-billed Hermit

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from Colombia and the Guianas south through Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–800 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

Great-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Great-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm), the largest in the genus, found in lowland Amazonian forests from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia. Green plumage with a massive curved bill and long tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting large Heliconia flowers.

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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