Amazilia Hummingbird vs Dusky-throated Hermit

Amazilis amazilia ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis squalidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Amazilia Hummingbird Dusky-throated Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis squalidus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Ağırlık 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Feeds mainly on floral nectar, hovering at flowers; catches small arthropods for protein, especially during …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Dusky-throated Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Dusky-throated Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, flowing trill with liquid quality; gentle modulation of tone creating pleasant musical effect in humid forest shade.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Dusky-throated Hermit

Found in southeastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to São Paulo. Resident in dense humid forest up to 1,200 m.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Dusky-throated Hermit

How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Dusky-throated Hermit

Tuy

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; pale buff underparts; dusky grey-brown throat contrasting with paler belly; pale supercilium; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; small hermit with distinctively darkened throat region.

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.

Dusky-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Dusky throat with fine streaking, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Visits small flowers of Costus and Heliconia. An Atlantic Forest endemic.

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