Amazilia Hummingbird vs Needle-billed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis philippii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Amazilia Hummingbird Needle-billed Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis philippii
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Ağırlık 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Needle-billed Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Needle-billed Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Needle-billed 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.

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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