Black-backed Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ramphomicron dorsale comparé à Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-backed Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Ramphomicron dorsale Selasphorus sasin
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 11,0 cm (4.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Poids 3,5 g (0.12 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Taille de la couvée -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-backed Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Black-backed Thornbill

Chant

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near blossoms.

Allen's Hummingbird

Chant

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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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