Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Oaxaca Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Eupherusa cyanophrys

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sword-billed Hummingbird Oaxaca Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ensifera ensifera Eupherusa cyanophrys
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Endangered
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 11.7 cm (4.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 4.725 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
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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.

Oaxaca Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

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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.

Oaxaca Hummingbird

Endemic to the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Endangered due to extremely small range.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Endangered

Oaxaca 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

Oaxaca Hummingbird

ขนนก

Striped Cuckoo: pale brown-white below with dark streaks; boldly streaked dark brown above; long white-tipped tail; pale supercilium

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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.

Oaxaca Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the mountains of Oaxaca, southwestern Mexico. Green plumage with blue supercilium (eyebrow). Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to extremely small range in the Sierra de Miahuatlán.

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