Great Sapphirewing vs Sooty Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus ile kıyaslandığında Threnetes niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Sapphirewing Sooty Barbthroat
Bilimsel Ad Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes niger
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Ağırlık 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 5,8 g (0.20 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Sapphirewing 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.

Sooty Barbthroat

Şarkı

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Sooty Barbthroat

Tuy

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of the eastern Amazon basin and the Guianas. Dark sooty-green plumage. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. One of the least known hermit hummingbirds due to its restricted range in remote forests.

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