Long-tailed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis superciliosus в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Long-tailed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Phaethornis superciliosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,7 cm (4.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 5,15 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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

Long-tailed Hermit only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Hermit

Пение

Thin, sibilant hissing trill; continuous soft buzz with slight pulsing quality, issued during slow hovering near blossoms.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Long-tailed Hermit

Found in lowland humid forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and south through Amazonian Brazil. 0–700 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

Long-tailed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Long-tailed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. Green plumage with long, curved bill and very long, white-tipped central tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Males gather in singing leks.

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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