Scaled Metaltail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Metallura aeneocauda 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Scaled Metaltail Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Metallura aeneocauda Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 5.300000000000001 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 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 …
산란 수 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Scaled Metaltail only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Scaled Metaltail

노래

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

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Scaled Metaltail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Scaled Metaltail

소형 벌새로 체장 약 11cm이며, 수컷은 광택 있는 초록 몸통에 파란색 이마와 긴 갈색 청동색 꽁지를 갖는다. 볼리비아와 아르헨티나 북서부 고지대 숲과 관목지에 서식한다. 꽃의 꿀을 빨아 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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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