Dusky-throated Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis squalidus ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Dusky-throated Hermit Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Phaethornis squalidus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 9,5 cm (3.7 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Feeds mainly on floral nectar, hovering at flowers; catches small arthropods for protein, especially during … 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

Dusky-throated Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Dusky-throated Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, flowing trill with liquid quality; gentle modulation of tone creating pleasant musical effect in humid forest shade.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Dusky-throated Hermit

Found in southeastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to São Paulo. Resident in dense humid forest up to 1,200 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

Dusky-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Dusky-throated Hermit

Tuy

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; pale buff underparts; dusky grey-brown throat contrasting with paler belly; pale supercilium; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; small hermit with distinctively darkened throat region.

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Dusky-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Dusky throat with fine streaking, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Visits small flowers of Costus and Heliconia. An Atlantic Forest 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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