Rainbow-bearded Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chalcostigma herrani so với Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Chalcostigma herrani Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 13,5 cm (5.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with small insects. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Tiếng Hót

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Bộ Lông

Snowcap: males with brilliant iridescent blue-violet gorget; snow-white crown; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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

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About These Birds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800-4,000 m. Males have a spectacular rainbow-colored beard of iridescent feathers ranging from green through gold to purple. Nectarivore of páramo flowering 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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