Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Great Sapphirewing

Chalybura urochrysia 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Great Sapphirewing
学名 Chalybura urochrysia Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 13.0 cm (5.1 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 6.55 g (0.23 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

鸣唱

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

Great Sapphirewing

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

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

Least Concern

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

紫尾蜂鸟 (Chalybura urochrysia),体长约11厘米。雄鸟上体亮绿色,尾部具紫色辉光,下体白色;雌鸟下体白色。分布于哥斯达黎加、巴拿马和哥伦比亚西部的热带雨林。以花蜜和昆虫为食。

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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