Amazilia Hummingbird vs Long-tailed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia в сравнении с Phaethornis superciliosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Amazilia Hummingbird Long-tailed Hermit
Научное название Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis superciliosus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,7 cm (4.6 in)
Масса 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 5,15 g (0.18 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed Hermit

Пение

Thin, sibilant hissing trill; continuous soft buzz with slight pulsing quality, issued during slow 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.

Long-tailed Hermit

Found in lowland humid forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and south through Amazonian Brazil. 0–700 m.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. Green plumage with long, curved bill and very long, white-tipped central tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Males gather in singing leks.

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