Amazilia Hummingbird vs Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Hylonympha macrocerca

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
学名 Amazilis amazilia Hylonympha macrocerca
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Endangered
体长
翼展 13.3 cm (5.2 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 7.25 g (0.26 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near …
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

鸣唱

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

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。

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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