Great Sapphirewing vs Blue-vented Hummingbird

Pterophanes cyanopterus ile kıyaslandığında Saucerottia hoffmanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Sapphirewing Blue-vented Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Pterophanes cyanopterus Saucerottia hoffmanni
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 4,85 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Feeds on nectar from Costa Rican lowland forest flowers and gardens. Supplements diet with small …
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Sapphirewing only

Blue-vented Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

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

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Şarkı

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly with coarse texture.

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.

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Found in dry to semi-humid habitats from Honduras to Costa Rica. Resident in gardens and forest edges.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Not Evaluated

Blue-vented Hummingbird

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.

Blue-vented Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry to semi-humid habitats from Honduras to Costa Rica. Green plumage with blue vent. Nectarivore of gardens, scrub, and forest edges. Named after the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann. A Central American near-endemic.

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