Purple-chested Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Polyerata rosenbergi เปรียบเทียบกับ Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Purple-chested Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Polyerata rosenbergi Pterophanes cyanopterus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.8 g (0.13 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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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Purple-chested Hummingbird only

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Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-chested Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained note barely wavering, given quietly from forest perch.

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Resident in Chocó forest.

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

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Purple-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Males have a rich purple breast patch. Nectarivore of Chocó forest edges. Named after the German zoologist William Rosenberg.

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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