Amazilia Hummingbird vs Mexican Woodnymph

Amazilis amazilia مقارنةً بـ Eupherusa ridgwayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amazilia Hummingbird Mexican Woodnymph
الاسم العلمي Amazilis amazilia Eupherusa ridgwayi
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,733333333333333 g (0.13 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Mexican Woodnymph only

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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.

Mexican Woodnymph

الغناء

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

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.

Mexican Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Green plumage with rufous belly. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. Named after the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. A Mexican endemic.

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