Green-throated Mango vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Anthracothorax viridigula 对比 Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-throated Mango Sword-billed Hummingbird
学名 Anthracothorax viridigula Ensifera ensifera
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 13.8 cm (5.4 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重 7.7 g (0.27 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of lowland forest edges and plantations; visits Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with small … Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Green-throated Mango only

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mango

鸣唱

Thin, penetrating screech with shrill quality; sudden piercing call issued sharply during territorial confrontation.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mango

Found in Trinidad, northeastern Venezuela, and the Guianas in coastal mangroves and humid forest. Sea level to 600 m.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Green-throated Mango

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green-throated Mango

羽毛

Shining Sunbeam: brilliant shining coppery-bronze above; glittering violet gorget; white pectoral tufts; straight bill; females duller

Sword-billed Hummingbird

羽毛

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

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About These Birds

Green-throated Mango

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in northeastern South America from Venezuela to Brazil. Males bright green with a deep green throat bordered by blue. Nectarivore of mangroves, coastal scrub, and forest edges. Often found in semi-open habitats near water.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

剑嘴蜂鸟。嘴与身体等长(8-10厘米)。栖息于安第斯云雾林。专门取食深处的西番莲花蜜。

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