Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Eupetomena macroura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sword-billed Hummingbird Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ensifera ensifera Eupetomena macroura
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 13.9 cm (5.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 7.94 g (0.28 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Large, conspicuous nectarivore of Brazilian cerrado and gardens. Feeds at Erythrina and diverse blossoms; supplements …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in animated display.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Resident in cerrado and gardens.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

ขนนก

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

ขนนก

Banded Ground-cuckoo: rufous-buff below with dark barring; dark olive above; blue facial skin; long tail; banded pattern below

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About These Birds

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.

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Iridescent blue-green plumage with a deeply forked, swallow-like tail. Nectarivore of gardens, cerrado, and forest edges. Often seen perching conspicuously on exposed branches.

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