Tres Marias Hummingbird vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Cynanthus lawrencei เปรียบเทียบกับ Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Tres Marias Hummingbird Sword-billed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Cynanthus lawrencei Ensifera ensifera
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 10.0 cm (3.9 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.05 g (0.11 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from Tres Marias Island flowers; diet supplemented with small insects and spiders … 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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Tres Marias Hummingbird only

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Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Tres Marias Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in air.

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

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off the Pacific coast of western Mexico. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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

Near Threatened

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tres Marias Hummingbird

ขนนก

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird: males with iridescent green gorget; metallic green above; rufous tail; buff underparts; females similar

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

Tres Marias Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico. Green plumage. Recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest on the islands. A very range-restricted island endemic.

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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