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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Amazilia Hummingbird	Short-tailed Emerald
学名	Amazilis amazilia	Chlorostilbon poortmani
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	—	8.2 cm (3.2 in)
体重	5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz)	3.5 g (0.12 oz)
食性	Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …	Feeds on nectar from scrub and forest-edge flowers in Colombia and Venezuela. Supplements with small …
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

Amazilia Hummingbird only

🏜️ Desert 🏖️ Coastal

Short-tailed Emerald only

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Short-tailed Emerald

鸣唱

Thin, reedy chip note with soft delivery; barely audible single staccato sound given from dense cover.

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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.

Short-tailed Emerald

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Venezuela at 1,500-2,800 m elevation. Resident in montane forest.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Short-tailed Emerald

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

羽毛

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

Short-tailed Emerald

羽毛

Polyerata hummingbird: males with glittering green gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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About These Birds

Amazilia Hummingbird

秘鲁蜂鸟（Amazilis amazilia），体长9-10厘米，分布于秘鲁和厄瓜多尔西部干燥沿海低地。体羽绿色，下体浅色。属蜂鸟科（Trochilidae），是南美洲西部海岸的特有种。

Short-tailed Emerald

短尾翠蜂鸟(Chlorostilbon poortmani)是一种体长7-8厘米的小型蜂鸟，分布于哥伦比亚至委内瑞拉海拔1500-2800米的安第斯云雾林。雄鸟通体翠绿色，尾羽相对较短。以花蜜为食。

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