Needle-billed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis philippii ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Needle-billed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Phaethornis philippii Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 4,9 g (0.17 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. 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

Needle-billed Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Needle-billed Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 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

Needle-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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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