Great Sapphirewing vs Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Pterophanes cyanopterus เปรียบเทียบกับ Urochroa bougueri

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Sapphirewing Rufous-gaped Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pterophanes cyanopterus Urochroa bougueri
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 15.7 cm (6.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 10.05 g (0.35 oz) 11.35 g (0.40 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Great Sapphirewing only

Rufous-gaped Hillstar 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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Thin, crystalline twittering with airy quality; light rapid notes cascading softly in animated aerial display.

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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Found on the Pacific slope and western Andean ridge from Colombia south to Ecuador at 1,200–2,800 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,200 m. Green plumage with rufous vent and long, deeply notched tail. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest. Named hillstar despite being a lowland-montane species.

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