Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Ensifera ensifera ile kıyaslandığında Lampornis calolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sword-billed Hummingbird Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Bilimsel Ad Ensifera ensifera Lampornis calolaemus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 12,5 cm (4.9 in)
Ağırlık 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 5,625 g (0.20 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small insects near flowering …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Purple-throated Mountain-gem only

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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.

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Şarkı

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich warm timbre; bubbly musical notes tumbling pleasantly in relaxed sequence.

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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.

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Guatemala and Honduras. 600–2,400 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

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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

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Tuy

Broad-tailed Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females plain green; spots

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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.

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in cloud forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama at 800-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant purple throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Common at highland feeders in Costa Rica.

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