Scaled Metaltail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Metallura aeneocauda 比較対象 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Scaled Metaltail Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Metallura aeneocauda Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 5.300000000000001 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of high Bolivian and Peruvian shrublands; forages at Ericaceae and Lupinus. Supplements with small … 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

Scaled Metaltail only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Scaled Metaltail

さえずり

Rapid, bright chips in cheerful sequence; light staccato notes with buoyant quality delivered during foraging activity.

Allen's Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scaled Metaltail

Found in high Andean scrub and puna from southern Peru south through Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. 3,000–4,800 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

Scaled Metaltail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Scaled Metaltail

アルゼンチンとボリビアのアンデス山地に生息するスケイリーサーチカーテイルハチドリ。体長12〜14cm。銅色の尾が特徴的。高地の花から蜜を吸う。低危険種。

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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