Honduran Emerald vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Amazilia luciae เปรียบเทียบกับ Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Honduran Emerald Sword-billed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Amazilia luciae Ensifera ensifera
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Vulnerable Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 10.9 cm (4.3 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.5 g (0.16 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
อาหาร Honduran endemic nectarivore of dry-forest flowers; supplements diet with insects and spiders. Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

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Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Honduran Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed morning progression.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Honduran Emerald

Endemic to the interior highlands of Honduras. Classified as Endangered. Honduras's only endemic hummingbird.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Vulnerable

Honduran Emerald

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Honduran Emerald

ขนนก

Short-toed Coucal (Philippine): shorter tail; dark brown above; rufous wings; buff below; dark streaks; red eye; Philippine endemic

Sword-billed Hummingbird

ขนนก

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

Honduran Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the interior highlands of Honduras. Turquoise-green plumage. Nectarivore of dry thorn forest and scrub. Classified as Endangered due to extremely small range and ongoing habitat loss. Honduras's only endemic hummingbird.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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