Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Charming Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera 对比 Polyerata decora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Charming Hummingbird
学名 Ensifera ensifera Polyerata decora
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 15.3 cm (6.0 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 4.335 g (0.15 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Charming Hummingbird 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.

Charming Hummingbird

鸣唱

High, crystalline notes in animated ascending phrase; clear bright tones climbing smoothly in energetic display.

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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.

Charming Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Charming Hummingbird

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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

Charming Hummingbird

羽毛

Bornean Ground-cuckoo: dark iridescent green-black above; rufous underparts; blue orbital ring; long tail; ground-dwelling; cobalt blue

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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。

Charming Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Green plumage with a blue breast. Nectarivore of forest edges. Closely related to Blue-chested Hummingbird. A Central American near-endemic.

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