Great Sapphirewing vs Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Schistes albogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Schistes albogularis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 3.925 g (0.14 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers …
จำนวนไข่ 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Great Sapphirewing only

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

ไม่มี

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family