Bronze-tailed Comet vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polyonymus caroli مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Bronze-tailed Comet Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Polyonymus caroli Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,9 cm (5.1 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,125 g (0.18 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high puna and queñual woodland; forages at Chuquiraga and Polylepis flowers. Gleans 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

بلا

Bronze-tailed Comet only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Comet

الغناء

Soft, thin twittering barely audible; delicate minute notes cascading gently almost lost in surrounding forest sounds.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bronze-tailed Comet

Endemic to Peru in the Río Marañón drainage and adjacent valleys in arid scrub and dry forest. 1,800–3,200 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

Bronze-tailed Comet

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Bronze-tailed Comet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-15 cm) endemic to the Andes of Peru at 2,700-4,000 m. Green plumage with a bronze-colored, forked tail. Nectarivore of montane scrub and Polylepis forest. Uncommon and restricted to high-elevation habitats.

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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