Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Sooty Barbthroat

Ensifera ensifera 对比 Threnetes niger

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sword-billed Hummingbird Sooty Barbthroat
学名 Ensifera ensifera Threnetes niger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
体重 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 oz)
食性 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Sooty Barbthroat 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.

Sooty Barbthroat

鸣唱

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

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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.

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

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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

Sooty Barbthroat

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

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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。

Sooty Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of the eastern Amazon basin and the Guianas. Dark sooty-green plumage. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. One of the least known hermit hummingbirds due to its restricted range in remote forests.

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