Green-fronted Lancebill vs Great Sapphirewing

Doryfera ludovicae เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Green-fronted Lancebill Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Doryfera ludovicae Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 11.5 cm (4.5 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.95 g (0.21 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore probing epiphyte flowers and bromeliads with long straight bill in montane forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Green-fronted Lancebill only

ไม่มี

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Lancebill

เสียงร้อง

Rough, raspy chattering with energetic rhythm; series of coarse notes delivered rapidly near active foraging territories.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-fronted Lancebill

Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru to Bolivia. 1,200–2,400 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

Green-fronted Lancebill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-fronted Lancebill

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a remarkably long, straight bill (40 mm). Green plumage with a violet-blue forehead. Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica to Bolivia at 800-2,500 m. Named lancebill for its dagger-like bill used to pierce the base of long tubular flowers.

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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