Violet-tailed Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Violet-tailed Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Aglaiocercus coelestis Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 12.4 cm (4.9 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 5.483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 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 …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Violet-tailed Sylph only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

노래

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

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

콜롬비아 서부 안데스의 서쪽 사면에 고유하게 서식하는 화려한 벌새(몸 10cm + 수컷 꼬리 13cm). 수컷은 연하늘색-보라색 꼬리가 특징이다. 꽃의 꿀과 작은 곤충을 먹는다.

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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