Great Sapphirewing vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Pterophanes cyanopterus ile kıyaslandığında Stephanoxis loddigesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Sapphirewing Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Bilimsel Ad Pterophanes cyanopterus Stephanoxis loddigesii
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Ağırlık 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 3,2 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Sapphirewing only

Purple-crowned Plovercrest only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Şarkı

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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