Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera ile kıyaslandığında Panterpe insignis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sword-billed Hummingbird Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Ensifera ensifera Panterpe insignis
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Ağırlık 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 6,1000000000000005 g (0.22 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Costa Rican highland forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms at high elevations. Catches …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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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.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Şarkı

Rough, buzzy chatter with coarse texture; series of harsh notes delivered emphatically during competitive encounter.

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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.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest and páramo. 1,500–3,100 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Fiery-throated 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

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Tuy

Slender-tailed Woodstar (alt): males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic bronze-green; white pectoral tufts; females plain green

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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.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,400-2,500 m. Brilliantly multicolored: fiery orange throat, blue breast, green belly, and coppery tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. One of the most colorful birds in the Americas.

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