Ruby-topaz Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Chrysolampis mosquitus เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chrysolampis mosquitus Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 10.8 cm (4.3 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.75 g (0.13 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of savanna, garden, and scrub flowers in open lowlands. Catches small insects in brief … 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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Ruby-topaz Hummingbird only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, melodic warbling with lilting rhythm; gentle notes rising and falling in unhurried phrases through shaded thicket.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Found from Trinidad and Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil to Colombia. Prefers dry open woodland. 0–1,000 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

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

A small, brilliantly colored hummingbird (8-9 cm). Males have a glittering ruby-red crown and golden-orange throat and breast, among the most vivid colors of any hummingbird. Found from Central America to Brazil and Trinidad. Nectarivore of open country, gardens, and forest edges.

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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