Great Sapphirewing vs Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Threnetes leucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Pale-tailed Barbthroat
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes leucurus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 5.42 g (0.19 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Primarily nectarivore; uses its strongly hooked bill to probe for nectar in curved flowers; eats …
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Habitat Comparison

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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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, buzzing trill with insect-like quality; sustained high-frequency vibration followed by softer descending notes.

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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Found in the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in humid forest interior.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

ขนนก

Bronze-green upperparts; pale greyish-buff underparts; dark malar stripe; tail pale buff-white with dark subterminal band; lacks the strong black banding of Band-tailed Barbthroat; Amazonian species with paler tail pattern.

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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of northern South America and Trinidad. Green plumage with white-tipped tail feathers and a decurved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and Costus flowers. An important lowland forest pollinator.

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