Venezuelan Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus berlepschi ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Venezuelan Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Aglaiocercus berlepschi Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andes cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Takes small insects and … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Venezuelan Sylph only

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Song & Call Comparison

Venezuelan Sylph

Şarkı

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near nest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Venezuelan Sylph

Endemic to the coastal mountains of north-central Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,200–2,400 m. Resident.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Venezuelan Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Venezuelan Sylph

A spectacular hummingbird closely related to Long-tailed Sylph, endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela. Males have long violet-blue tail streamers. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Long-tailed Sylph. Very limited range.

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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