Amazilia Hummingbird vs Black-bellied Thorntail

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Discosura langsdorffi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Black-bellied Thorntail
学名 Amazilis amazilia Discosura langsdorffi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 7.0 cm (2.8 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3.2 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore visiting diverse canopy flowers in humid Amazonian forest. Takes small arthropods in aerial hover-gleaning.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Black-bellied Thorntail 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.

Black-bellied Thorntail

鸣唱

Deep, hollow churring with resonant character; prolonged low buzzing sound vibrating persistently through dense foliage.

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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.

Black-bellied Thorntail

Found in lowland Amazonian forest from southeastern Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 100–600 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-bellied Thorntail

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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

Black-bellied Thorntail

羽毛

Red-tailed Comet: males with glittering green gorget; brilliant coppery-bronze crown; metallic green back; reddish tail; females duller

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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。

Black-bellied Thorntail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm plus extended tail feathers) found in lowland forests from eastern Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Males have dark belly and long, wire-like outer tail feathers with racket tips. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges.

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