Amazilia Hummingbird vs Mexican Woodnymph

Amazilis amazilia comparado com Eupherusa ridgwayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Mexican Woodnymph
Nome científico Amazilis amazilia Eupherusa ridgwayi
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,733333333333333 g (0.13 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Mexican Woodnymph only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

Mexican Woodnymph

Canto

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

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.

Mexican Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Green plumage with rufous belly. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. Named after the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. A Mexican endemic.

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