Amazilia Hummingbird vs Tyrian Metaltail

Amazilis amazilia ile kıyaslandığında Metallura tyrianthina

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Amazilia Hummingbird Tyrian Metaltail
Bilimsel Ad Amazilis amazilia Metallura tyrianthina
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 10,8 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,72 g (0.13 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of high Andean montane shrublands; specializes in Ericaceae and Brachyotum flowers. Catches small insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Tyrian Metaltail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Tyrian Metaltail

Şarkı

Rough, raspy chatter with coarse texture; series of harsh notes with buzzy edges delivered emphatically from perch.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Tyrian Metaltail

Widespread in Andean cloud forests and shrubby páramo from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,800–4,200 m.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Tyrian Metaltail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Tuy

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

Tyrian Metaltail

Tuy

Stripe-breasted Starthroat: tiny; males with violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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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.

Tyrian Metaltail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) widely distributed in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,500-3,500 m. Males have a glittering violet-purple rump and tail. Nectarivore of montane forest. One of the most common and widespread Andean hummingbird species.

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