Black-tailed Trainbearer vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lesbia victoriae verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-tailed Trainbearer Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Lesbia victoriae Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 11,7 cm (4.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 4,9 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Andean dry inter-valley scrub; visits Salvia, Lupinus, and Calceolaria. Supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Gesang

Sharp, crackling trill with percussive edge; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active competitive territory.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Found in high Andean scrub and open habitats from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,500–4,200 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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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Gefieder

Cuban Emerald: males with deep purple gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white flanks; females plain green above; pale spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

Gefieder

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

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About These Birds

Black-tailed Trainbearer

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 15 cm tail in males) found in Andean highlands from Colombia to Peru at 2,500-4,000 m. Males have extraordinarily long, black outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of páramo and cloud forest edges. Named for its dramatic trailing tail feathers.

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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