Amazilia Hummingbird vs Marvelous Spatuletail

Amazilis amazilia comparado con Loddigesia mirabilis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Marvelous Spatuletail
Nombre científico Amazilis amazilia Loddigesia mirabilis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Near Threatened
Longitud
Envergadura 8,4 cm (3.3 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of northern Peruvian cloud forest. Visits Ericaceae and Alstroemeria flowers; supplements with small arthropods.
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Marvelous Spatuletail only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

Marvelous Spatuletail

Canto

Extraordinarily high, thin squeak barely audible; minute twittering notes almost beyond perception, given rarely by male.

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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.

Marvelous Spatuletail

Endemic to a small area of the Río Utcubamba valley in Amazonas region, Peru at 2,100–2,900 m. Endangered.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Marvelous Spatuletail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Plumaje

Coucal (Celebes): dark glossy black above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic coucal

Marvelous Spatuletail

Plumaje

Emerald-bellied Puffleg: males with iridescent violet gorget; metallic emerald-green above; white belly; females green above; spots

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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.

Marvelous Spatuletail

One of the world's most extraordinary hummingbirds (10 cm body, males with 15 cm tail rackets). Males have two extremely long outer tail feathers ending in large, iridescent violet-blue discs. Endemic to a tiny area of northern Peru. Critically Endangered. Fewer than 1,000 individuals.

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