Sword-billed Hummingbird vs White-necked Jacobin

Ensifera ensifera ile kıyaslandığında Florisuga mellivora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sword-billed Hummingbird White-necked Jacobin
Bilimsel Ad Ensifera ensifera Florisuga mellivora
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 13,6 cm (5.4 in)
Ağırlık 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 7,666666666666667 g (0.27 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectar generalist visiting a wide range of forest flowers; also catches small arthropods by aerial …
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

White-necked Jacobin 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.

White-necked Jacobin

Şarkı

High, insect-like buzzing sustained for several seconds; thin monotone delivered continuously during hovering display flight.

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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.

White-necked Jacobin

Found from Mexico south through Central America to Venezuela, Trinidad, and the western Amazon. Common in lowland forest edge and gardens.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-necked Jacobin

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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

White-necked Jacobin

Tuy

Males vivid blue head and throat; white nape and hindneck contrasting sharply with blue; white belly; green back; white tail with dark terminal band; females brown above, spotted below; bold …

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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.

White-necked Jacobin

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a dazzling white breast, deep blue hood, and green back. Found from Mexico to Brazil and Trinidad. Male's brilliant white neck and chest are striking in flight. Nectarivore of forest canopy, visiting a wide variety of tropical flowers.

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