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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Amazilia Hummingbird	Plain-capped Starthroat
학명	Amazilis amazilia	Heliomaster constantii
목	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
과	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	—
날개 폭	—	12.5 cm (4.9 in)
체중	5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz)	7.375 g (0.26 oz)
식성	Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …	Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American dry and semi-open habitats. Visits large flowers; catches insects …
산란 수	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Amazilia Hummingbird only

🏜️ Desert 🏖️ Coastal

Plain-capped Starthroat only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

노래

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

Plain-capped Starthroat

노래

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes, poorly documented vocal repertoire.

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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.

Plain-capped Starthroat

Found from northwestern Mexico south through Central America to northwestern Costa Rica in dry forest. Sea level to 1,800 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Plain-capped Starthroat

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

깃털

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

Plain-capped Starthroat

깃털

Peruvian Sheartail (alt): males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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About These Birds

Amazilia Hummingbird

페루와 에콰도르 서부의 건조 해안 저지대에 서식하는 중형 벌새(9~10cm). 초록 윗면과 적갈색 아랫면이 특징이다. 꽃의 꿀과 작은 곤충을 먹는다.

Plain-capped Starthroat

장창벌새(Heliomaster constantii)는 멕시코에서 코스타리카까지 건조~반습한 서식지에 서식하는 12–13cm 중형 벌새다.

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