Coppery Thorntail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Discosura letitiae 比較対象 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Coppery Thorntail Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Discosura letitiae Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 7.5 cm (3.0 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 2.8 g (0.10 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at high canopy blooms. Catches small insects near flowering trees. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Coppery Thorntail only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Coppery Thorntail

さえずり

Soft, high peep followed by short buzzy trill; quiet introductory note launching into brief rough continuation.

Allen's Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Coppery Thorntail

Known only from Bolivia; restricted range in humid lowland forest of the Beni region. 150–500 m elevation.

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

Data Deficient

Coppery Thorntail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Coppery Thorntail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) known from very few specimens collected in Bolivia. Coppery plumage. Almost nothing known about its ecology or current status. One of the most mysterious hummingbirds; possibly rare, possibly overlooked. Further fieldwork needed.

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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