White-tailed Sabrewing vs Great Sapphirewing

Campylopterus ensipennis 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Sabrewing Great Sapphirewing
学名 Campylopterus ensipennis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 9.866666666666667 g (0.35 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from highland forest flowers in Venezuela. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-tailed Sabrewing only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Sabrewing

鸣唱

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

Great Sapphirewing

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Sabrewing

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

Great Sapphirewing

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

保护状况

Near Threatened

White-tailed Sabrewing

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

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。

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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