Blue-mantled Thornbill vs Great Sapphirewing

Chalcostigma stanleyi ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Blue-mantled Thornbill Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Chalcostigma stanleyi Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 5,2749999999999995 g (0.19 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Andean treeline scrub; visits Ericaceae and Brachyotum blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Blue-mantled Thornbill only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Şarkı

Crisp, whistled notes in ascending sequence; clean bright tones stepping up smoothly in cheerful morning delivery.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 3,000–4,500 m elevation.

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

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-mantled Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Bolivia at 3,500-4,800 m. Males have a blue-violet mantle and short bill. Nectarivore of high-altitude Chuquiraga and Puya flowers. Enters torpor nightly. One of the highest-living hummingbirds.

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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