Violet-tailed Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis 比較対象 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Violet-tailed Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Aglaiocercus coelestis Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 12.4 cm (4.9 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 5.483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at diverse montane flowers. Catches small arthropods near flowering bromeliads. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Violet-tailed Sylph only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

さえずり

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; first note high and accented, second softer and brief, delivered at measured pace.

Allen's Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-tailed Sylph

Found on the western Andean slope and Pacific foothills of Colombia and Ecuador in humid forest. 300–1,600 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 13 cm tail in males) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have dazzling violet-blue outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Replaced by Long-tailed Sylph east of the Andes.

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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