Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Pampa pampa
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Sword-billed Hummingbird | Wedge-tailed Sabrewing |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Ensifera ensifera | Pampa pampa |
| อันดับ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
| ความยาว | — | — |
| กว้างปีก | 15.3 cm (6.0 in) | — |
| น้ำหนัก | 12.75 g (0.45 oz) | 7.016666666666667 g (0.25 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 … |
| จำนวนไข่ | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.
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.
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
How to Tell Them Apart
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
White-bellied Go-away-bird: gray overall; white belly; long graduated tail; erect gray crest; bare facial patches; sexually similar
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.
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.