Amazilia Hummingbird vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Amazilis amazilia so với Threnetes ruckeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Amazilia Hummingbird Band-tailed Barbthroat
Tên Khoa Học Amazilis amazilia Threnetes ruckeri
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Khối Lượng 5,066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Band-tailed Barbthroat 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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Tiếng Hót

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

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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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Bộ Lông

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) with a decurved bill, found in humid lowland forests from Guatemala to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a pale breast band. Named for the barb-like feathers on its throat. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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