Violet-tailed Sylph vs Amazilia Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis เปรียบเทียบกับ Amazilis amazilia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Violet-tailed Sylph Amazilia Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Aglaiocercus coelestis Amazilis amazilia
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 12.4 cm (4.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at diverse montane flowers. Catches small arthropods near flowering bromeliads. Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; first note high and accented, second softer and brief, delivered at measured pace.

Amazilia Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-tailed Sylph

Found on the western Andean slope and Pacific foothills of Colombia and Ecuador in humid forest. 300–1,600 m.

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-tailed Sylph

ขนนก

Allen's Hummingbird: males with brilliant copper-orange back; glittering red-orange gorget; green crown; females green above with rufous

Amazilia Hummingbird

ขนนก

Coucal (Celebes): dark glossy black above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; Sulawesi island endemic coucal

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About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 13 cm tail in males) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have dazzling violet-blue outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Replaced by Long-tailed Sylph east of the Andes.

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.

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