Amazilia Hummingbird vs Black-breasted Hillstar

Amazilis amazilia مقارنةً بـ Oreotrochilus melanogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amazilia Hummingbird Black-breasted Hillstar
الاسم العلمي Amazilis amazilia Oreotrochilus melanogaster
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,4 cm (5.7 in)
الوزن 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 7,75 g (0.27 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Bolivian altiplano; forages at Ericaceae and Chuquiraga in arid puna. Takes small insects …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Black-breasted Hillstar only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Black-breasted Hillstar

الغناء

Rapid, light chips in animated sequence; bright staccato notes with bouncy quality during active territorial display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Black-breasted Hillstar

Endemic to central and southern Peru in the Andes in puna grassland and scrub at 3,500–4,800 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-breasted Hillstar

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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of central Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males have a black breast contrasting with green upperparts and white belly. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. An endemic of Peru's central Andean highlands.

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