Amazilia Hummingbird vs Blue-capped Puffleg

Amazilis amazilia в сравнении с Eriocnemis glaucopoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Amazilia Hummingbird Blue-capped Puffleg
Научное название Amazilis amazilia Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
Масса 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,75 g (0.13 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Colombian Andes; fluffy leg tufts show during hover at Ericaceae blooms. Gleans small …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Blue-capped Puffleg only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Пение

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

Blue-capped Puffleg

Пение

Buzzy, high-pitched trill barely audible; rapid soft vibration with insect-like quality during hovering near blossoms.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Blue-capped Puffleg

Endemic to Argentina and adjacent Bolivia in high Andean scrub and puna at 2,600–4,200 m elevation.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Blue-capped Puffleg

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.

Blue-capped Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Bolivia to northwestern Argentina at 2,000-3,500 m. Green plumage with blue crown and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and cloud forest edges. The southernmost puffleg species.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family