Blue-throated Goldentail vs Great Sapphirewing

Chlorestes eliciae ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Blue-throated Goldentail Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Chlorestes eliciae Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,66 g (0.13 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Blue-throated Goldentail only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Goldentail

Şarkı

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic rhythm; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly with coarse raw texture.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Goldentail

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest edges and clearings.

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-throated Goldentail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Blue-throated Goldentail

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama. Green plumage with blue throat and golden tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named goldentail for the glittering golden-bronze tail.

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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