Amazilia Hummingbird vs Streak-throated Hermit

Amazilis amazilia comparado com Phaethornis rupurumii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird Streak-throated Hermit
Nome científico Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis rupurumii
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,6 cm (3.4 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore and insectivore; extracts nectar from trap-lining flowers and hawks small flying insects in forest …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Streak-throated Hermit only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

Streak-throated Hermit

Canto

High, thin peep barely audible beyond few metres; delicate single note repeated softly with long intervals in between.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Streak-throated Hermit

Found in the Guiana Shield from Venezuela and Guyana south through Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest along streams and rivers.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Streak-throated Hermit

How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Streak-throated Hermit

Plumagem

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; buff underparts with fine dark streaking on throat; pale supercilium; white-tipped central tail feathers; Guiana Shield species; streaked throat pattern distinguishes from other small hermits.

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.

Streak-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests and forest edges of the Guiana Shield and southern Venezuela. Green plumage with streak-patterned throat and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Often confused with Little Hermit in the field.

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