Amazilia Hummingbird vs Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Amazilis amazilia مقارنةً بـ Phaeochroa cuvierii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Amazilia Hummingbird Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
الاسم العلمي Amazilis amazilia Phaeochroa cuvierii
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 8,959999999999999 g (0.32 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing 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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

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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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

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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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

الريش

Lesser Ground-cuckoo: rufous below; brown-barred above; blue orbital ring; long broad tail; blue eye ring; tropical ground dweller

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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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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