Fire-throated Metaltail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Metallura eupogon مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Fire-throated Metaltail Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Metallura eupogon Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,8 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Valeriana flowers. Catches small insects near blooms. 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

Fire-throated Metaltail only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Fire-throated Metaltail

الغناء

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle sustained tone with slight wavering, given at dawn from cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Fire-throated Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in cloud forests and high shrub of the Cordillera Central at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

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

Fire-throated Metaltail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Fire-throated Metaltail

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Andes of central and southern Peru at 3,000-4,200 m. Males have a glittering fiery-red throat. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Peruvian endemic found in Polylepis woodland and high-altitude 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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