Streak-throated Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis rupurumii 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Streak-throated Hermit Great Sapphirewing
学名 Phaethornis rupurumii Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 8.6 cm (3.4 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 3.1 g (0.11 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore and insectivore; extracts nectar from trap-lining flowers and hawks small flying insects in forest … Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Streak-throated Hermit only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Streak-throated Hermit

鸣唱

High, thin peep barely audible beyond few metres; delicate single note repeated softly with long intervals in between.

Great Sapphirewing

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Streak-throated Hermit

Found in the Guiana Shield from Venezuela and Guyana south through Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest along streams and rivers.

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

Streak-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

How to Tell Them Apart

Streak-throated Hermit

羽毛

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; buff underparts with fine dark streaking on throat; pale supercilium; white-tipped central tail feathers; Guiana Shield species; streaked throat pattern distinguishes from other small hermits.

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Streak-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests and forest edges of the Guiana Shield and southern Venezuela. Green plumage with streak-patterned throat and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Often confused with Little Hermit in the field.

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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