Fire-throated Metaltail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Metallura eupogon ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Fire-throated Metaltail Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Metallura eupogon Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 4,8 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude shrublands; visits Ericaceae and Valeriana flowers. Catches small insects near blooms. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Fire-throated Metaltail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Fire-throated Metaltail

Şarkı

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle sustained tone with slight wavering, given at dawn from cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Fire-throated Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in cloud forests and high shrub of the Cordillera Central at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Fire-throated Metaltail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Fire-throated Metaltail

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Andes of central and southern Peru at 3,000-4,200 m. Males have a glittering fiery-red throat. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Peruvian endemic found in Polylepis woodland and high-altitude shrubs.

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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