Great Sapphirewing vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus ile kıyaslandığında Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Sapphirewing Band-tailed Barbthroat
Bilimsel Ad Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes ruckeri
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Ağırlık 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Sapphirewing only

Band-tailed Barbthroat only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Şarkı

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Tuy

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) with a decurved bill, found in humid lowland forests from Guatemala to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a pale breast band. Named for the barb-like feathers on its throat. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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