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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Horned Sungem
学名	Ensifera ensifera	Heliactin bilophus
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)
体重	12.75 g (0.45 oz)	2.3 g (0.08 oz)
食性	Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects …	Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny …
产卵数	--	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌾 Grassland

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

🌲 Forest

Horned Sungem 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.

Horned Sungem

鸣唱

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.

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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.

Horned Sungem

Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Horned Sungem

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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

Horned Sungem

羽毛

Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks

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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。

Horned Sungem

双冠蜂鸟是巴西中部特有的蜂鸟，雄鸟头部具两道彩色羽冠，极为华丽。体型小，喙短直。栖息于巴西热带稀树草原（塞拉多），以花蜜为主食。具有独特的展示行为，飞翔时上下起伏以展示头冠。

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