Amazilia Hummingbird vs Blue-throated Hillstar

Amazilis amazilia so với Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Amazilia Hummingbird Blue-throated Hillstar
Tên Khoa Học Amazilis amazilia Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 7,6 g (0.27 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans arthropods.
Số Trứng 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Blue-throated Hillstar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Blue-throated Hillstar

Tiếng Hót

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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

Blue-throated Hillstar

Bộ Lông

Little Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering 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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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