Amazilia Hummingbird vs Hook-billed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia в сравнении с Glaucis dohrnii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Amazilia Hummingbird Hook-billed Hermit
Научное название Amazilis amazilia Glaucis dohrnii
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Vulnerable
Длина
Размах крыльев 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Масса 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 6,659999999999999 g (0.23 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore and occasional insectivore; visits heliconia, bromeliads, and Inga flowers while trap-lining territories.
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Hook-billed Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Пение

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

Hook-billed Hermit

Пение

Thin, penetrating whistle sustained briefly; followed by rapid buzzing trill, combination unique among syntopic hummingbirds.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Hook-billed Hermit

Found along the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil from Bahia to Espírito Santo. Resident in coastal rainforest. Endangered; highly restricted range.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Hook-billed Hermit

How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Hook-billed Hermit

Оперение

Bronze-green upperparts; cinnamon-rufous underparts with faint darker barring; pale buff supercilium stripe; rufous-buff tail with dark subterminal band; strongly curved bill; vulnerable Brazilian Atlantic forest endemic.

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.

Hook-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Bronze-green plumage with a hooked bill tip. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and bromeliads. Classified as Endangered due to severe habitat loss in Brazil's coastal forests.

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