Amazilia Hummingbird vs Dusky-throated Hermit

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Phaethornis squalidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Dusky-throated Hermit
学名 Amazilis amazilia Phaethornis squalidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Feeds mainly on floral nectar, hovering at flowers; catches small arthropods for protein, especially during …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Dusky-throated Hermit only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Dusky-throated Hermit

鸣唱

Soft, flowing trill with liquid quality; gentle modulation of tone creating pleasant musical effect in humid forest shade.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Dusky-throated Hermit

Found in southeastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to São Paulo. Resident in dense humid forest up to 1,200 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Dusky-throated Hermit

How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Dusky-throated Hermit

羽毛

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; pale buff underparts; dusky grey-brown throat contrasting with paler belly; pale supercilium; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; small hermit with distinctively darkened throat region.

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。

Dusky-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Dusky throat with fine streaking, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Visits small flowers of Costus and Heliconia. An Atlantic Forest endemic.

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