Narrow-tailed Emerald vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon stenurus เปรียบเทียบกับ Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Narrow-tailed Emerald Sword-billed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chlorostilbon stenurus Ensifera ensifera
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.4 cm (3.3 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.4000000000000004 g (0.12 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on floral nectar at forest edges in northwestern South America. Supplements diet with small … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Narrow-tailed Emerald only

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Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Narrow-tailed Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure tones stepping upward clearly, given repeatedly near territory boundary.

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

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Found in Andean highlands from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,500 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

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

Least Concern

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Narrow-tailed Emerald

ขนนก

White-chinned Sapphire (alt): males with glittering blue gorget; metallic green above; white chin; females green above; spotted below

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

Narrow-tailed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean highlands from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with a narrow, slightly forked tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its distinctively narrow tail feathers.

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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