Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Hylonympha macrocerca ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Hylonympha macrocerca Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,3 cm (5.2 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … 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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Şarkı

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

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

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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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