Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Purple-crowned Fairy

Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Heliothryx barroti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sword-billed Hummingbird Purple-crowned Fairy
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ensifera ensifera Heliothryx barroti
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 12.8 cm (5.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 5.48 g (0.19 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore specializing in high canopy flowers and bromeliads. Pierces flower bases to rob nectar; supplements …
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Habitat Comparison

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Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Purple-crowned Fairy only

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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.

Purple-crowned Fairy

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained monotonously; continuous high-frequency vibration with little dynamic range throughout.

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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.

Purple-crowned Fairy

Found in lowland humid forest from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and western Colombia. 0–800 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Fairy

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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

Purple-crowned Fairy

ขนนก

White-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering golden-green gorget; metallic green above; white-tipped tail; females green with spotted 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.

Purple-crowned Fairy

A slender, elegant hummingbird (11-13 cm) with a long, deeply forked tail. Green upperparts, purple crown, and immaculate white underparts. Found in humid forests from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Nectarivore of forest canopy. Named fairy for its delicate, floating flight.

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