Violet-tailed Sylph vs Amazilia Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis so với Amazilis amazilia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Violet-tailed Sylph Amazilia Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Aglaiocercus coelestis Amazilis amazilia
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,4 cm (4.9 in)
Khối Lượng 5,483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn 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 …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Violet-tailed Sylph only

Không

Amazilia Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

Tiếng Hót

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

Amazilia Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-tailed Sylph

Bộ Lông

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

Amazilia Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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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