Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliomaster squamosus เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Stripe-breasted Starthroat Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Heliomaster squamosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 11.2 cm (4.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.75 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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

Least Concern

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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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