Wire-crested Thorntail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Discosura popelairii 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Wire-crested Thorntail Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Discosura popelairii Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 6.6 cm (2.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 2.5 g (0.09 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of lowland tropical forest; forages high in canopy at flowering bromeliads and epiphytes. Supplements … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Wire-crested Thorntail only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Wire-crested Thorntail

노래

Rapid, light twittering with crystalline quality; bright airy notes cascading freely in animated display above canopy.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Wire-crested Thorntail

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil. 200–1,400 m elevation.

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

Wire-crested Thorntail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Wire-crested Thorntail

수컷은 장관적으로 직립한 녹색 볏과 길고 전선 같은 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(수컷 꼬리 전선 포함 총 12–13cm) 소형 벌새. 콜롬비아에서 페루까지 안데스 산기슭 삼림에 서식한다. 꿀을 먹는다. 가장 화려한 벌새 중 하나.

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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