Amazilia Hummingbird vs Butterfly Coquette

Amazilis amazilia в сравнении с Lophornis verreauxii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Amazilia Hummingbird Butterfly Coquette
Научное название Amazilis amazilia Lophornis verreauxii
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 8,6 cm (3.4 in)
Масса 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of humid forest clearings; compact size allows access to small flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Butterfly Coquette 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.

Butterfly Coquette

Пение

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then sudden silence, disorienting in quality.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Butterfly Coquette

Found on western Andean slope and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Butterfly Coquette

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.

Butterfly Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from Venezuela and Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Males have wispy green cheek plumes and a white breast band. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for the French ornithologists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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