Amazilia Hummingbird vs Talamanca Hummingbird

Amazilis amazilia comparado con Eugenes spectabilis

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Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Talamanca Hummingbird
Nombre científico Amazilis amazilia Eugenes spectabilis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 9,025 g (0.32 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Talamanca Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

Talamanca Hummingbird

Canto

Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Talamanca Hummingbird

Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Talamanca 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.

Talamanca Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a blue-green throat. Recently split from Magnificent Hummingbird. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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