Gilded Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylocharis chrysura ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Gilded Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Hylocharis chrysura Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 4,5 g (0.16 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

Gilded Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Gilded Hummingbird

Şarkı

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy quality; high light notes cascading softly near flowering canopy trees.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gilded Hummingbird

Found in open habitats from eastern Brazil through Paraguay to Bolivia and Argentina. Resident in cerrado and gardens.

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

Gilded Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Gilded Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in open habitats from eastern Brazil through Paraguay to Bolivia and Argentina. Golden-bronze plumage overall. Nectarivore of cerrado, gardens, and forest edges. One of the most common hummingbirds in the southern Neotropics.

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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