Long-tailed Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus kingii مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Long-tailed Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Aglaiocercus kingii Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,7 cm (4.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,25 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Andean cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Supplements diet with small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Long-tailed Sylph only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Long-tailed Sylph

الغناء

Melodic, flowing phrase with rich character; warm notes weaving in relaxed sequence typical of dawn chorus activity.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.

Geographic Range & Migration

Long-tailed Sylph

Widespread in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,000–2,800 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Long-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Long-tailed Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 13 cm tail in males) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have extraordinarily long, iridescent violet-blue outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. A cloud forest icon.

Allen's Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) breeding along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Males have an orange-red throat and rufous flanks. Closely related to Rufous Hummingbird. Partial migrant; some populations resident on Channel Islands. Named after Thomas Allen.

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