White-browed Hermit vs Great Sapphirewing

Phaethornis stuarti 对比 Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-browed Hermit Great Sapphirewing
学名 Phaethornis stuarti Pterophanes cyanopterus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 7.2 cm (2.8 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重 2.48 g (0.09 oz) 10.05 g (0.35 oz)
食性 Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands. 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

White-browed Hermit only

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

White-browed Hermit

鸣唱

Deep, resonant trill with powerful carrying quality; rich vibrating sound audible at great distance in still air.

Great Sapphirewing

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-browed Hermit

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil in the Amazon basin. Found in lowland forest at 150–600 m elevation.

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

White-browed Hermit

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

White-browed Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Peru to Bolivia at 800-1,800 m elevation. Green plumage with white eyebrow stripe and buffy underparts. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth. Named after the Austrian naturalist Karl Stuart.

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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