Amazilia Hummingbird vs Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Amazilis amazilia comparado con Lampornis cinereicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
Nombre científico Amazilis amazilia Lampornis cinereicauda
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,4 cm (4.9 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 5,425 g (0.19 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 Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans small …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Canto

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active territory boundary.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica, primarily the Pacific slope Talamanca range. 1,200–2,400 m.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

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.

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

El colibrí de cola gris es un colibrí endémico de las montañas del sur de Costa Rica, con plumaje oscuro y cola grisácea.

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