Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Mexican Woodnymph

Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Eupherusa ridgwayi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sword-billed Hummingbird Mexican Woodnymph
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ensifera ensifera Eupherusa ridgwayi
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.733333333333333 g (0.13 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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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.

Mexican Woodnymph

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

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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.

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

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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

Mexican Woodnymph

ขนนก

Smooth-billed Ani: all black with greenish gloss; large laterally compressed bill with dorsal ridge; long graduated black tail; no crest

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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.

Mexican Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Green plumage with rufous belly. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. Named after the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. A Mexican endemic.

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