Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Gilded Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera so với Hylocharis chrysura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sword-billed Hummingbird Gilded Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Ensifera ensifera Hylocharis chrysura
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)
Khối Lượng 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 4,5 g (0.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
Số Trứng -- 2
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Gilded Hummingbird 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.

Gilded Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy quality; high light notes cascading softly near flowering canopy trees.

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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.

Gilded Hummingbird

Found in open habitats from eastern Brazil through Paraguay to Bolivia and Argentina. Resident in cerrado and gardens.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Gilded Hummingbird

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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

Gilded Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

Bernstein's Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic coucal

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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.

Gilded Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in open habitats from eastern Brazil through Paraguay to Bolivia and Argentina. Golden-bronze plumage overall. Nectarivore of cerrado, gardens, and forest edges. One of the most common hummingbirds in the southern Neotropics.

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