Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Great Sapphirewing

Lampornis viridipallens เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Green-throated Mountain-gem Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis viridipallens Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 12.7 cm (5.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Green-throated Mountain-gem only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

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

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and southern Mexico at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a green throat patch. Nectarivore of cloud forest and pine-oak forest edges. A Central American highland 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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