Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Ensifera ensifera 对比 Oreotrochilus adela

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Wedge-tailed Hillstar
学名 Ensifera ensifera Oreotrochilus adela
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 7.8500000000000005 g (0.28 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Andean inter-valley slopes; visits Chuquiraga and scattered shrub flowers. Catches small arthropods.
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Wedge-tailed Hillstar 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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

鸣唱

Deep, resonant buzz with powerful carrying; low-frequency churring trill audible at impressive distance across open land.

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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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent Peru in high Andean puna and scrub at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

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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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

羽毛

Mexican Sheartail: tiny; males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic green above; white belly; deeply forked tail; females green

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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。

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Bolivian Andes at 2,700-4,200 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Bolivian near-endemic with a limited range.

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