Amazilia Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Mariano Mavila
Lima, Peru, October 2004

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

Photo by Mariano Mavila
Lima, Peru

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• A. a. dumerilii:

• Pacific slope of Ecuador to northern Peru; eastern slope in Zamora Valley

• A. a. leucophoea:

• North-western Peru

• A. a. amazilia:

• Arid littoral of western Peru

• A. a. caeruleigularis:

• Foothills of south-western Peru (Nazca Valley in Ica)

• A. a. alticola:

• Amazilia Hummingbird (Loja): Andes of southern Ecuador - sometimes accepted as full species

Habitat

Immature
Photo by BirdsPeru
Chosica, Lima, Peru, November 2005

Tropical rainforest, parks, woodlands

Behaviour

The diet includes nectar and insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. London Zoo

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Amazilia Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Amazilia_Hummingbird

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