Outcrop Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus calcirupicola เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Outcrop Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Campylopterus calcirupicola Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Vulnerable Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 6.3500000000000005 g (0.22 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Outcrop Sabrewing only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Outcrop Sabrewing

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, staccato chip in rapid succession; clean emphatic notes delivered rhythmically without significant inflection.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Outcrop Sabrewing

Endemic to rocky outcrops of central Brazil. Recently described species restricted to cerrado inselbergs.

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

Vulnerable

Outcrop Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Outcrop Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (14-15 cm) recently described from rocky outcrops (inselbergs) of central Brazil. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado and rocky outcrops. Named for its association with rock formations (calcirupicola = rock-dweller). A very recently recognized species.

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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