Great Sapphirewing vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Pterophanes cyanopterus so với Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Great Sapphirewing Band-tailed Barbthroat
Tên Khoa Học Pterophanes cyanopterus Threnetes ruckeri
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Khối Lượng 10,05 g (0.35 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Great Sapphirewing only

Band-tailed Barbthroat only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Sapphirewing

Tiếng Hót

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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Tiếng Hót

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Sapphirewing

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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Sapphirewing

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Bộ Lông

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

About These Birds

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) with a decurved bill, found in humid lowland forests from Guatemala to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a pale breast band. Named for the barb-like feathers on its throat. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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