Amazilia Hummingbird vs Grey-chinned Hermit

Amazilis amazilia so với Phaethornis griseogularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Amazilia Hummingbird Grey-chinned Hermit
Tên Khoa Học Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis griseogularis
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 6,9 cm (2.7 in)
Khối Lượng 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 2,4166666666666665 g (0.09 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Grey-chinned Hermit 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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

Tiếng Hót

Sharp, high chip followed by buzzy rattling trill; two-part call with emphatic onset and rough, cascading continuation.

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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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

Found along the Andes foothills and adjacent lowlands in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at 300–1,800 m elevation.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Grey-chinned Hermit

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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

Grey-chinned Hermit

Bộ Lông

Sooty Barbthroat: dark brownish-gray overall; pale buff supercilium; rufous-washed underparts; white-tipped tail feathers; decurved bill

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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.

Grey-chinned Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 500-2,000 m elevation. Grey chin, green plumage, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Taxonomy complex, with several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species.

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