Rainbow-bearded Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma herrani comparado com Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Chalcostigma herrani Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,5 cm (5.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with small insects. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Canto

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Plumagem

Snowcap: males with brilliant iridescent blue-violet gorget; snow-white crown; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

Plumagem

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Espigueiro-de-Herran (Chalcostigma herrani), 9–10 cm. Macho com garganta gorget laranja-rubro brilhante, coroa e dorso verdes, cauda escura. Habita páramos e matorrales de altitude nos Andes do Equador e Colômbia, acima de 3.000 m. Alimenta-se de néctar de plantas de altitude e pequenos insetos.

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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