Broad-billed Hummingbird vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris เปรียบเทียบกับ Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Broad-billed Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Cynanthus latirostris Ensifera ensifera
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 10.3 cm (4.1 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.3333333333333335 g (0.12 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican thorn-forest and canyon habitats, probing wide-mouthed flowers. Gleans insects and spiders for … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Broad-billed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Rough, grating chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes interspersed with sharp emphatic chips.

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Found from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Breeds in desert canyons; winters in western Mexico.

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Broad-billed Hummingbird

ขนนก

Buff-bellied Hummingbird: males with brilliant rose-red gorget; metallic green above; buff belly; rufous tail; females green above

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from the southwestern US to Mexico. Males have an iridescent blue throat and green body with a distinctive coral-red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of desert canyons, oak woodland, and gardens. Often attracts attention with its squeaky calls.

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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