Great Sapphirewing vs Red-billed Streamertail

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Trochilus polytmus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Red-billed Streamertail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Trochilus polytmus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Red-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.

Red-billed Streamertail

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by lower brief second, clearly projected.

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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Endemic to Jamaica. National bird. Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations at all elevations.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Red-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.

Red-billed Streamertail

A spectacular hummingbird (9-10 cm body + 15-18 cm tail streamers in males) endemic to Jamaica. Males have two extremely long, black tail feathers trailing behind in flight, a red bill, and iridescent green body. Jamaica's national bird. Nectarivore of forest and gardens.

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