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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Rufous-webbed Brilliant
学名	Ensifera ensifera	Heliodoxa branickii
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)
体重	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	5.54 g (0.20 oz)
食性	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia flowers. Catches small insects in aerial …
产卵数	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌾 Grassland

Rufous-webbed Brilliant only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

鸣唱

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

鸣唱

Sharp, mechanical clicks in rapid succession; dry staccato notes forming even sequence, distinctly clicking in character.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

Found in cloud forest on the eastern Andean slope of Peru and Bolivia. 1,000–2,400 m elevation.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sword-billed Hummingbird

羽毛

Olivaceous Thornbill: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic olive-bronze above; white underparts; females green above; spots

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

羽毛

Sword-billed Hummingbird (alt): males with glittering purple gorget; extremely long bill; metallic green above; females green with spots

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About These Birds

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。

Rufous-webbed Brilliant

粉红喉宝石蜂鸟分布于厄瓜多尔和秘鲁安第斯山脉东坡的云雾林。雄鸟喉部粉红色，体羽金绿色，尾部叉形。栖息于山地雨林的中层和冠层，以花蜜为主食，也取食昆虫。属安第斯山中等海拔的特有蜂鸟。

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