Amazilia Hummingbird vs Needle-billed Hermit

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Phaethornis philippii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Needle-billed Hermit
学名 Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis philippii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 11.4 cm (4.5 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
食性 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.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Needle-billed Hermit only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Needle-billed Hermit

鸣唱

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Needle-billed Hermit

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。

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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