Amazilia Hummingbird vs Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Amazilis amazilia 对比 Threnetes leucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazilia Hummingbird Pale-tailed Barbthroat
学名 Amazilis amazilia Threnetes leucurus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
体重 5.066666666666666 g (0.18 oz) 5.42 g (0.19 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Primarily nectarivore; uses its strongly hooked bill to probe for nectar in curved flowers; eats …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Amazilia Hummingbird only

Pale-tailed Barbthroat only

Song & Call Comparison

Amazilia Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

鸣唱

Rapid, buzzing trill with insect-like quality; sustained high-frequency vibration followed by softer descending notes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Amazilia Hummingbird

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

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Found in the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in humid forest interior.

保护状况

Least Concern

Amazilia Hummingbird

Least Concern

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Amazilia Hummingbird

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

羽毛

Bronze-green upperparts; pale greyish-buff underparts; dark malar stripe; tail pale buff-white with dark subterminal band; lacks the strong black banding of Band-tailed Barbthroat; Amazonian species with paler tail pattern.

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。

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of northern South America and Trinidad. Green plumage with white-tipped tail feathers and a decurved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and Costus flowers. An important lowland forest pollinator.

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