Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Peruvian Piedtail

Ensifera ensifera so với Phlogophilus harterti

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sword-billed Hummingbird Peruvian Piedtail
Tên Khoa Học Ensifera ensifera Phlogophilus harterti
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 9,1 cm (3.6 in)
Khối Lượng 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 2,45 g (0.09 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest understory. Visits tubular flowers; catches small insects gleaned from leaf …
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Peruvian Piedtail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Peruvian Piedtail

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low-frequency vibration perceptible more as sensation than distinct sound.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Peruvian Piedtail

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Peru in humid foothill forest. 400–1,400 m elevation.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Peruvian Piedtail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Peruvian Piedtail

Bộ Lông

Calliope Hummingbird: males with glittering rosy-red streaked gorget; metallic green above; females plain green above; short tail

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About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

Peruvian Piedtail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru at 1,300-2,200 m. Green plumage with pale-tipped tail. Nectarivore of montane forest understory. Named after Ernst Hartert. Classified as Near Threatened due to limited range.

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