Great Sapphirewing vs Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Pterophanes cyanopterus в сравнении с Schistes albogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Great Sapphirewing Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Научное название Pterophanes cyanopterus Schistes albogularis
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Масса 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 3,925 g (0.14 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Great Sapphirewing only

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Пение

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Пение

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

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