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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-tailed Starfrontlet	Sword-billed Hummingbird
学名	Coeligena phalerata	Ensifera ensifera
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Near Threatened	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	14.1 cm (5.6 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重	6.1 g (0.22 oz)	12.75 g (0.45 oz)
食性	Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with …	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …
产卵数	--	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

无

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

鸣唱

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection 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 Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 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

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Starfrontlet

羽毛

Mountain Velvetbreast: tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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 Starfrontlet

白尾星额蜂鸟(Coeligena phalerata)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟，为哥伦比亚内华达-德圣马尔塔山脉特有种，分布于海拔1800-3000米。绿色羽毛，具白色尾羽。以花蜜为食。

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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