Amazilia Hummingbird vs White-browed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia comparado com Phaethornis stuarti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amazilia Hummingbird White-browed Hermit
Nome científico Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis stuarti
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 7,2 cm (2.8 in)
Peso 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 2,48 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Amazilia Hummingbird only

White-browed Hermit only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Canto

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

White-browed Hermit

Canto

Deep, resonant trill with powerful carrying quality; rich vibrating sound audible at great distance in still air.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

White-browed Hermit

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil in the Amazon basin. Found in lowland forest at 150–600 m elevation.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-browed Hermit

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.

White-browed Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Peru to Bolivia at 800-1,800 m elevation. Green plumage with white eyebrow stripe and buffy underparts. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth. Named after the Austrian naturalist Karl Stuart.

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