- Amazilis amazilia
Amazilia amazilia
Includes: Loja Hummingbird
Identification
Black-tipped red bill, rufous rump and underparts.
Female has an all black bill
Distribution
Western South America: found in Peru and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.
Subspecies
- A. a. dumerilii
Pacific slope of Ecuador to northern Peru; east slope in Zamora Valley
- A. a. azuay
Southwestern Ecuador (Río Jubones drainage in Azuay and northern Loja)
- A. a. alticola
Andes of southern Ecuador
- A. a. leucophoea
Northwestern Peru
- A. a. amazilia
Arid littoral of western Peru
- A. a. caeruleigularis
Foothills of southwestern Peru (Nazca Valley in Ica)
Habitat
Tropical rainforest, parks, woodlands
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- London Zoo
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Amazilia Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazilia_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
