White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Great Sapphirewing

Coeligena phalerata 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Starfrontlet Great Sapphirewing
学名 Coeligena phalerata Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … 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

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

Great Sapphirewing only

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.

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 Starfrontlet

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

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 Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

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。

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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