Hooded Visorbearer vs Sword-billed Hummingbird

Augastes lumachella 对比 Ensifera ensifera

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hooded Visorbearer Sword-billed Hummingbird
学名 Augastes lumachella Ensifera ensifera
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重 4.4 g (0.16 oz) 12.75 g (0.45 oz)
食性 Nectarivore specializing in montane campo rupestre blooms. Supplements nectar diet with small arthropods. 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

Hooded Visorbearer only

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Hooded Visorbearer

鸣唱

Harsh, buzzy chatter with raspy edge; rough notes interspersed with sharper chips in energetic vocal display.

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

Hooded Visorbearer

Endemic to the campo rupestre highlands of eastern Bahia, Brazil, in the Chapada Diamantina region. 800–1,600 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

Near Threatened

Hooded Visorbearer

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hooded Visorbearer

羽毛

Booted Racket-tail: males with elongated violet-blue racket tail feathers; glittering blue-violet gorget; white leg puffs; green body

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

Hooded Visorbearer

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil. Luminous golden-green forehead visor and dark plumage. Nectarivore of rocky campo rupestre habitats. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and habitat degradation.

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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