Streak-throated Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis rupurumii เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Streak-throated Hermit Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Phaethornis rupurumii Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.6 cm (3.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.1 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore and insectivore; extracts nectar from trap-lining flowers and hawks small flying insects in forest … 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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Streak-throated Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Streak-throated Hermit

เสียงร้อง

High, thin peep barely audible beyond few metres; delicate single note repeated softly with long intervals in between.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Streak-throated Hermit

Found in the Guiana Shield from Venezuela and Guyana south through Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest along streams and rivers.

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

Streak-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Streak-throated Hermit

ขนนก

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; buff underparts with fine dark streaking on throat; pale supercilium; white-tipped central tail feathers; Guiana Shield species; streaked throat pattern distinguishes from other small hermits.

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Streak-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests and forest edges of the Guiana Shield and southern Venezuela. Green plumage with streak-patterned throat and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Often confused with Little Hermit in the field.

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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