Venezuelan Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus berlepschi से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Venezuelan Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Aglaiocercus berlepschi Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.9 cm (4.7 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 5.0 g (0.18 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andes cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Takes small insects and … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
अंडों की संख्या -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Venezuelan Sylph only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Venezuelan Sylph

गीत

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near nest.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Venezuelan Sylph

Endemic to the coastal mountains of north-central Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,200–2,400 m. Resident.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Venezuelan Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Venezuelan Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird closely related to Long-tailed Sylph, endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Males have long violet-blue tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Long-tailed Sylph. Very limited range.

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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