Amazilia Hummingbird vs Ecuadorian Piedtail

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Phlogophilus hemileucurus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Ecuadorian Piedtail
学名 Amazilis amazilia Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 2.56 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectarivore of Andean foothill undergrowth; visits small epiphyte and Heliconia flowers. Supplements with arthropods.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Ecuadorian Piedtail 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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

鸣唱

High, crystalline notes in musical phrase; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in cheerful morning vocalisation.

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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.

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Found on both Andean slopes in Ecuador in humid foothill and lower montane forest. 400–1,600 m elevation.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Piedtail

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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

Ecuadorian Piedtail

羽毛

Costa's Hummingbird: males with brilliant violet gorget with elongated side gorget feathers; metallic green above; females plain 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。

Ecuadorian Piedtail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,000 m. Green plumage with white-tipped tail and dusky breast. Nectarivore of montane forest. Found in dense, mossy cloud forest understory. Uncommon.

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