Green-crowned Brilliant vs Great Sapphirewing

Heliodoxa jacula 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-crowned Brilliant Great Sapphirewing
学名 Heliodoxa jacula Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 7.633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

鸣唱

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

Great Sapphirewing

鸣唱

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 m.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Green-crowned Brilliant

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

绿冠宝石蜂鸟分布于哥斯达黎加和巴拿马至哥伦比亚的热带森林。雄鸟体羽翠绿,具闪光蓝绿色冠羽,喉部具紫色斑块。栖息于低地和丘陵的湿润森林,以花蜜为主食。常见于海拔700-1700米的中美洲太平洋坡。

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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