Bronze-tailed Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma heteropogon เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Bronze-tailed Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chalcostigma heteropogon Selasphorus sasin
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.65 g (0.20 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of high Andean grasslands and shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Gentianaceae blooms. Gleans tiny arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

เสียงร้อง

Deep, hollow churring with resonant bass; prolonged low buzzing audible at range through open forest edge.

Allen's Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Found in high Andean grassland and scrub from Venezuela through Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800–4,200 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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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

ขนนก

Mangrove Hummingbird: tiny; males with violet gorget; metallic green above; white-spotted underparts; females green above; spotted

Allen's Hummingbird

ขนนก

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

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About These Birds

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests and páramo edges from Venezuela to Peru at 2,500-3,800 m. Green plumage with bronze tail and purple throat (males). Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs. The largest thornbill in the genus Chalcostigma.

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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