Violet-tailed Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

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Характеристика Violet-tailed Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Aglaiocercus coelestis Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 12,4 cm (4.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 5,483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание 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

Общие среды обитания

Violet-tailed Sylph only

Нет

Allen's Hummingbird only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

Пение

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

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird (10 cm body + 13 cm tail in males) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have dazzling violet-blue outer tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Replaced by Long-tailed Sylph east of the Andes.

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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