Fiery-tailed Awlbill vs Great Sapphirewing

Avocettula recurvirostris ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Fiery-tailed Awlbill Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Avocettula recurvirostris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 4,25 g (0.15 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore with upturned bill tip for accessing pendant Heliconia flowers. Supplements with small insects caught … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Fiery-tailed Awlbill only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Şarkı

High, bright twittering cascade; light rapid notes tumbling freely in animated vocal sequence during display.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Found in humid forest edges and clearings from Trinidad and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 m.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) with a uniquely upcurved, awl-shaped bill. Green plumage with a fiery orange-red tail. Found in humid lowland forests from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to Amazonia. Nectarivore and insectivore. The only member of its genus.

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.

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