Reddish Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis ruber เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Reddish Hermit Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Phaethornis ruber Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 6.6 cm (2.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.4 g (0.08 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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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Reddish Hermit only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Reddish Hermit

เสียงร้อง

Thin, reedy whistle with slightly nasal quality; soft sustained note barely wavering, issued from dense shrub cover.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Reddish Hermit

Widespread in humid lowland forests from the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Found at 0–900 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

Reddish Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Reddish Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from the Guianas through Amazonia to Brazil and Bolivia. Rufous-brown plumage overall with a curved bill. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. Visits tiny flowers near the forest floor. One of the smallest hermits.

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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