Great Sapphirewing vs Violet-chested Hummingbird

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Sternoclyta cyanopectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Violet-chested Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Sternoclyta cyanopectus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 7.816666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and large epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Violet-chested Hummingbird 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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged buzzing sound carrying well across Andean scrub habitat at low frequency.

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forest of the coastal Cordillera and tepuis of Venezuela at 1,000–2,200 m elevation.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Violet-chested 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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela at 900-2,500 m. Males have a striking violet-blue breast. Nectarivore of montane forest and coffee plantations. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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