Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Great Sapphirewing

Klais guimeti so với Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Violet-headed Hummingbird Great Sapphirewing
Tên Khoa Học Klais guimeti Pterophanes cyanopterus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 2,775 g (0.10 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … 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

Violet-headed Hummingbird only

Không

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Great Sapphirewing

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m. Males have an iridescent violet-blue head. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gaps. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier, who described it as Guimet's specimen.

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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