Black Metaltail vs Great Sapphirewing

Metallura phoebe ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Black Metaltail Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Metallura phoebe 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 5,7325 g (0.20 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Peruvian puna scrub; visits small compact flowers of cushion plants. Gleans tiny … 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

Hiçbiri

Black Metaltail only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Black Metaltail

Şarkı

Harsh, buzzy rattle with percussive onset; abrupt rough trill erupting suddenly then ceasing in sharp silence.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Metaltail

Found in the high Andes of Peru and Bolivia in puna and upper montane scrub at 3,400–5,000 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

Black Metaltail

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Black Metaltail

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the western Andes of Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males all black with iridescent purple-blue throat. Nectarivore of puna scrub, Polylepis woodland, and inter-Andean valleys. A Peruvian endemic. Conspicuous at flowering shrubs.

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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