Fiery-tailed Awlbill vs Great Sapphirewing

Avocettula recurvirostris เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Fiery-tailed Awlbill Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Avocettula recurvirostris Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 11.2 cm (4.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.25 g (0.15 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore with upturned bill tip for accessing pendant Heliconia flowers. Supplements with small insects caught … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

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Fiery-tailed Awlbill only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

เสียงร้อง

High, bright twittering cascade; light rapid notes tumbling freely in animated vocal sequence during display.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Found in humid forest edges and clearings from Trinidad and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) with a uniquely upcurved, awl-shaped bill. Green plumage with a fiery orange-red tail. Found in humid lowland forests from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to Amazonia. Nectarivore and insectivore. The only member of its genus.

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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