Fiery-tailed Awlbill vs Great Sapphirewing

Avocettula recurvirostris so với Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Fiery-tailed Awlbill Great Sapphirewing
Tên Khoa Học Avocettula recurvirostris Pterophanes cyanopterus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 4,25 g (0.15 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore with upturned bill tip for accessing pendant Heliconia flowers. Supplements with small insects caught … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Fiery-tailed Awlbill only

Không

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Tiếng Hót

High, bright twittering cascade; light rapid notes tumbling freely in animated vocal sequence during display.

Great Sapphirewing

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Found in humid forest edges and clearings from Trinidad and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 m.

Great Sapphirewing

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Fiery-tailed Awlbill

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) with a uniquely upcurved, awl-shaped bill. Green plumage with a fiery orange-red tail. Found in humid lowland forests from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to Amazonia. Nectarivore and insectivore. The only member of its genus.

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.

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