Amazilia Hummingbird vs Butterfly Coquette

Amazilis amazilia مقارنةً بـ Lophornis verreauxii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amazilia Hummingbird Butterfly Coquette
الاسم العلمي Amazilis amazilia Lophornis verreauxii
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,6 cm (3.4 in)
الوزن 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of humid forest clearings; compact size allows access to small flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Butterfly Coquette only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Butterfly Coquette

الغناء

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then sudden silence, disorienting in quality.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Butterfly Coquette

Found on western Andean slope and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Butterfly Coquette

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.

Butterfly Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from Venezuela and Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Males have wispy green cheek plumes and a white breast band. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for the French ornithologists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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