Great Sapphirewing vs Black-billed Streamertail

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Trochilus scitulus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Black-billed Streamertail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Trochilus scitulus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.7 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Black-billed Streamertail 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.

Black-billed Streamertail

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, insect-like sustained trill; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid modulation near nectar flowers.

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Restricted to montane forest. Sometimes treated as subspecies.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Black-billed Streamertail

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

A hummingbird (9-10 cm body + long tail streamers in males) endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Males similar to Red-billed Streamertail but with a black bill. Nectarivore of montane forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Red-billed Streamertail.

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