Scaled Metaltail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Metallura aeneocauda مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Scaled Metaltail Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Metallura aeneocauda 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 5,300000000000001 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high Bolivian and Peruvian shrublands; forages at Ericaceae and Lupinus. Supplements 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

Scaled Metaltail only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Scaled Metaltail

الغناء

Rapid, bright chips in cheerful sequence; light staccato notes with buoyant quality delivered during foraging activity.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scaled Metaltail

Found in high Andean scrub and puna from southern Peru south through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. 3,000–4,800 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

Scaled Metaltail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Scaled Metaltail

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Peru to Bolivia at 2,500-4,000 m. Green plumage with bronze-green tail, appearing scaled. Nectarivore of montane forest and páramo edges. Found in Polylepis woodland and elfin forest.

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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