Great Sapphirewing vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Band-tailed Barbthroat
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes ruckeri
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.3 cm (4.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 6.0 g (0.21 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Band-tailed Barbthroat 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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

เสียงร้อง

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Band-tailed Barbthroat

ขนนก

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) with a decurved bill, found in humid lowland forests from Guatemala to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a pale breast band. Named for the barb-like feathers on its throat. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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