Amazilia Hummingbird vs Green-tailed Emerald

Amazilis amazilia مقارنةً بـ Chlorostilbon alice

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amazilia Hummingbird Green-tailed Emerald
الاسم العلمي Amazilis amazilia Chlorostilbon alice
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,5 g (0.12 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Venezuelan dry scrub, hovering at low shrub blooms. Catches gnats and spiders to …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Green-tailed Emerald only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

الغناء

Buzzy, high-pitched trill with insect-like quality; rapid sustained vibration barely distinguishable from insects.

Green-tailed Emerald

الغناء

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like quality; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid amplitude modulation.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

Found in arid coastal lowlands of western Peru and Ecuador. Resident in desert scrub and river valleys.

Green-tailed Emerald

Found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m elevation. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-tailed Emerald

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

الريش

Coucal (Celebes): dark glossy black above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic coucal

Green-tailed Emerald

الريش

Elliot's Hummingbird (Elliotomyia): males with iridescent violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green; spots

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About These Birds

Amazilia Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in arid coastal lowlands of western Peru and Ecuador. Green plumage with variable rusty-orange underparts. Nectarivore of desert scrub, gardens, and river valleys. Adapted to arid Pacific environments.

Green-tailed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m. Green plumage with a green tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic. Sometimes treated as a subspecies.

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