Great Sapphirewing vs Wine-throated Hummingbird

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus ellioti

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Wine-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Selasphorus ellioti
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught …
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Population Trend

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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Wine-throated 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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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