Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Ensifera ensifera เปรียบเทียบกับ Urosticte benjamini

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sword-billed Hummingbird Purple-bibbed Whitetip
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ensifera ensifera Urosticte benjamini
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 10.1 cm (4.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 4.0 g (0.14 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Colombian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Gleans small arthropods.
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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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

เสียงร้อง

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near territory.

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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-bibbed Whitetip

Found on the western and central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

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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-bibbed Whitetip

ขนนก

Buff-winged Starfrontlet (alt): tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green; buff wing stripe; females green above; spots

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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-bibbed Whitetip

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 1,000-2,400 m. Green plumage with purple bib and white tail tips. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Named whitetip for the white-tipped tail feathers.

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