Amazilia Hummingbird vs Buffy Hummingbird

Amazilis amazilia verglichen mit Leucippus fallax

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Merkmal Amazilia Hummingbird Buffy Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Amazilis amazilia Leucippus fallax
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Gewicht 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 5,533333333333334 g (0.20 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Gelegegröße 2 1-2
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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.

Buffy Hummingbird

Gesang

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Buffy Hummingbird

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Buffy Hummingbird

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.

Buffy Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

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