Bronze-tailed Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma heteropogon مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bronze-tailed Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chalcostigma heteropogon Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,1 cm (5.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,65 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high Andean grasslands and shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Gentianaceae blooms. Gleans tiny arthropods. 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

Bronze-tailed Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

الغناء

Deep, hollow churring with resonant bass; prolonged low buzzing audible at range through open forest edge.

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

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Found in high Andean grassland and scrub from Venezuela through Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800–4,200 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

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

الريش

Mangrove Hummingbird: tiny; males with violet gorget; metallic green above; white-spotted underparts; females green above; spotted

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

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests and páramo edges from Venezuela to Peru at 2,500-3,800 m. Green plumage with bronze tail and purple throat (males). Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs. The largest thornbill in the genus Chalcostigma.

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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