Amazilia Hummingbird vs Grey-breasted Sabrewing

Amazilis amazilia comparado com Campylopterus largipennis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Grey-breasted Sabrewing
Nome científico Amazilis amazilia Campylopterus largipennis
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,5 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 7,980000000000001 g (0.28 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Feeds on nectar from Amazonian understory flowers, favouring Heliconia. Supplements diet with insects and spiders …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Grey-breasted Sabrewing only

Nenhum

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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.

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

Canto

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle flowing quality; notes weaving smoothly in quiet musical phrase. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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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.

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

Widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in lowland forests.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Plumagem

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

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

Plumagem

Livingstone's Turaco: rich glossy green body; long green crest with white tips; white facial stripe; crimson flight feathers; red bill

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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.

Grey-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (13-15 cm) widely distributed in humid forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Grey breast, green plumage, and thickened outer wing feathers (the sabrewing trait). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges.

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