Rainbow-bearded Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma herrani مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chalcostigma herrani Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,5 cm (5.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with small insects. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

الغناء

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

الريش

Snowcap: males with brilliant iridescent blue-violet gorget; snow-white crown; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

الريش

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800-4,000 m. Males have a spectacular rainbow-colored beard of iridescent feathers ranging from green through gold to purple. Nectarivore of páramo flowering shrubs.

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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