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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-tailed Sabrewing	Sword-billed Hummingbird
学名	Campylopterus ensipennis	Ensifera ensifera
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Near Threatened	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重	9.866666666666667 g (0.35 oz)	12.75 g (0.45 oz)
食性	Feeds on nectar from highland forest flowers in Venezuela. Supplements diet with insects and spiders …	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

🌲 Forest

White-tailed Sabrewing only

无

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Sabrewing

鸣唱

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture from perch.

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

White-tailed Sabrewing

Found in northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Resident in humid forest undergrowth.

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

White-tailed Sabrewing

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Sabrewing

羽毛

Ross's Turaco: brilliant purple-blue body with yellow facial skin and bill; crimson flight feathers; long graduated tail; unique colors

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

White-tailed Sabrewing

白尾刀翅蜂鸟，体长12–13厘米，分布于委内瑞拉东北部和特立尼达和多巴哥，在委内瑞拉为近危。

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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