Slender Sheartail vs Great Sapphirewing

Doricha enicura ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Slender Sheartail Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Doricha enicura Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 7,3 cm (2.9 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 2,4333333333333336 g (0.09 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on floral nectar from forest-edge blossoms, probing with its long decurved bill. Catches small … 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

Slender Sheartail only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Slender Sheartail

Şarkı

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with slight pulsing quality during courtship hover display.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Slender Sheartail

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Resident in montane scrub and forest edges.

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

Slender Sheartail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Slender Sheartail

A tiny hummingbird (9-10 cm including elongated tail in males) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Males have extremely long, slender outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane scrub and garden flowers.

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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