Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliomaster squamosus ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Stripe-breasted Starthroat Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Heliomaster squamosus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Şarkı

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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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