Amazilia Hummingbird vs Golden-crowned Emerald

Amazilis amazilia verglichen mit Cynanthus auriceps

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Merkmal Amazilia Hummingbird Golden-crowned Emerald
Wissenschaftlicher Name Amazilis amazilia Cynanthus auriceps
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 2,2 g (0.08 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Gelegegröße 2 2
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

Gesang

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing quality; powerful churring vibration carrying impressively across open slopes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

Endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Golden-crowned Emerald

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.

Golden-crowned Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Males have a golden crown and green body. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous and semi-arid forest. A Mexican endemic.

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