Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Goldmania violiceps เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Violet-capped Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Goldmania violiceps Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 9.9 cm (3.9 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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