Golden-breasted Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mosquera ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Golden-breasted Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Eriocnemis mosquera Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 5,625 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Ecuadorian western Andes; visits dense Ericaceae blooms at mid-elevations. Takes small insects. 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

Golden-breasted Puffleg only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Şarkı

Sharp, emphatic chip note; single clean staccato sound repeated at intervals from prominent perch near nectar flowers.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Found in high Andean páramo and upper cloud forest from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800–4,000 m elevation.

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

Golden-breasted Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Golden-breasted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have an iridescent golden breast and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and páramo edges. An attractive and relatively conspicuous puffleg.

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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