Amazilia Hummingbird vs Blue-capped Puffleg

Amazilis amazilia so với Eriocnemis glaucopoides

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Amazilia Hummingbird Blue-capped Puffleg
Tên Khoa Học Amazilis amazilia Eriocnemis glaucopoides
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
Khối Lượng 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3,75 g (0.13 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Colombian Andes; fluffy leg tufts show during hover at Ericaceae blooms. Gleans small …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Blue-capped Puffleg only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Blue-capped Puffleg

Tiếng Hót

Buzzy, high-pitched trill barely audible; rapid soft vibration with insect-like quality during hovering near blossoms.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Blue-capped Puffleg

Endemic to Argentina and adjacent Bolivia in high Andean scrub and puna at 2,600–4,200 m elevation.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Blue-capped Puffleg

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.

Blue-capped Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Bolivia to northwestern Argentina at 2,000-3,500 m. Green plumage with blue crown and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and cloud forest edges. The southernmost puffleg species.

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