Blue-mantled Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma stanleyi ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Blue-mantled Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Chalcostigma stanleyi Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,2 cm (5.2 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 5,2749999999999995 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Andean treeline scrub; visits Ericaceae and Brachyotum blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Blue-mantled Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Şarkı

Crisp, whistled notes in ascending sequence; clean bright tones stepping up smoothly in cheerful morning delivery.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 3,000–4,500 m elevation.

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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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Tuy

Long-billed Starthroat: males glittering blue-green gorget; metallic green above; long bill; white pectoral tufts; females green with spots

Allen's Hummingbird

Tuy

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

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About These Birds

Blue-mantled Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Bolivia at 3,500-4,800 m. Males have a blue-violet mantle and short bill. Nectarivore of high-altitude Chuquiraga and Puya flowers. Enters torpor nightly. One of the highest-living hummingbirds.

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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