Ruby-topaz Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Chrysolampis mosquitus so với Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Tên Khoa Học Chrysolampis mosquitus Pterophanes cyanopterus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 10,8 cm (4.3 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 3,75 g (0.13 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of savanna, garden, and scrub flowers in open lowlands. Catches small insects in brief … 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

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird only

Không

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Soft, melodic warbling with lilting rhythm; gentle notes rising and falling in unhurried phrases through shaded thicket.

Great Sapphirewing

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Found from Trinidad and Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil to Colombia. Prefers dry open woodland. 0–1,000 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

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

A small, brilliantly colored hummingbird (8-9 cm). Males have a glittering ruby-red crown and golden-orange throat and breast, among the most vivid colors of any hummingbird. Found from Central America to Brazil and Trinidad. Nectarivore of open country, gardens, and forest edges.

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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