Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Hylonympha macrocerca เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Hylonympha macrocerca Selasphorus sasin
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 13.3 cm (5.2 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.25 g (0.26 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.

Allen's Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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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