Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Sombre Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera ile kıyaslandığında Eupetomena cirrochloris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sword-billed Hummingbird Sombre Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Ensifera ensifera Eupetomena cirrochloris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,3 cm (6.0 in)
Ağırlık 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 8,05 g (0.28 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Sombre Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Şarkı

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Sombre Hummingbird

Şarkı

Harsh, scratchy buzz with coarse mechanical quality; sustained rough vibration with dry rattling character.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Sombre Hummingbird

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Resident in forest and forest edges.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sombre Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Tuy

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Sombre Hummingbird

Tuy

Rufous-winged Ground-cuckoo: dark brown above; buff below; rufous wing patches visible in flight; long tail; blue orbital ring

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About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

Sombre Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Dull olive-green plumage. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. One of the more plainly colored Brazilian hummingbirds. Often seen in shaded forest undergrowth.

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