Amazilia Hummingbird vs Needle-billed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia so với Phaethornis philippii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Amazilia Hummingbird Needle-billed Hermit
Tên Khoa Học Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis philippii
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Khối Lượng 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Needle-billed 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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Tiếng Hót

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Needle-billed Hermit

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.

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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