Red-billed Emerald vs Great Sapphirewing

Chlorostilbon gibsoni ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Red-billed Emerald Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Chlorostilbon gibsoni Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,4 g (0.12 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on floral nectar in lowland Venezuelan scrub and forest. Gleans insects and spiders to … 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

Hiçbiri

Red-billed Emerald only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Emerald

Şarkı

Harsh, buzzy chatter with urgency; rough staccato notes escalating quickly during competitive flower territory dispute.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Red-billed Emerald

Found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in arid and semi-arid habitats at low elevations.

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

Red-billed Emerald

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Red-billed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Bright green plumage with a red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of arid and semi-arid habitats. Named after the naturalist William Gibson.

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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