White-whiskered Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis yaruqui в сравнении с Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-whiskered Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Научное название Phaethornis yaruqui Pterophanes cyanopterus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Масса 5,416666666666667 g (0.19 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

White-whiskered Hermit only

Нет

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-whiskered Hermit

Пение

Gentle, melodic warbling with flowing phrases; notes weaving smoothly in quiet musical progression through dappled forest.

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-whiskered Hermit

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Ecuador and northwestern Colombia in lowland humid forest. Sea level to 800 m elevation.

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-whiskered Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-whiskered Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in humid foothill forests of western Colombia and Ecuador. Dark plumage with white whisker-like throat stripes and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. A specialist of Chocó rainforest habitats.

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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