Green-crowned Brilliant vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliodoxa jacula ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Green-crowned Brilliant Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Heliodoxa jacula Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

Şarkı

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Ecuador at 400-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant green crown and throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named for its shining, jewel-like green crown.

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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