White-chinned Sapphire vs Great Sapphirewing

Chlorestes cyanus เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-chinned Sapphire Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chlorestes cyanus Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.35 g (0.12 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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White-chinned Sapphire only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-chinned Sapphire

เสียงร้อง

Pure, bell-like descending phase; clear resonant tones stepping smoothly down in musical evening sequence.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-chinned Sapphire

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Amazonia and Brazil. Resident.

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

White-chinned Sapphire

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-chinned Sapphire

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Amazonia and Brazil. Green plumage with a blue or white chin. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named sapphire for the blue chin.

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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