Amazilia Hummingbird

Photo by Mariano Mavila
Lima, Peru, October 2004

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

Photo by Mariano Mavila
Lima, Peru

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

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. (2024) Amazilia Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazilia_Hummingbird

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