Great Sapphirewing vs Black-backed Thornbill

Pterophanes cyanopterus ile kıyaslandığında Ramphomicron dorsale

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Sapphirewing Black-backed Thornbill
Bilimsel Ad Pterophanes cyanopterus Ramphomicron dorsale
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Near Threatened
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 3,5 g (0.12 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Sapphirewing only

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Black-backed Thornbill only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Black-backed Thornbill

Şarkı

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near blossoms.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

About These Birds

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.

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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