Great Sapphirewing vs Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Thalurania furcata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Fork-tailed Woodnymph
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Thalurania furcata
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 10.9 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse forest-floor flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders caught in flight.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Fork-tailed Woodnymph only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

เสียงร้อง

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

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, insect-like trill with monotonous quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Resident.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

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.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Males have violet-blue underparts and green crown. Deeply forked tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens.

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