Black-backed Thornbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ramphomicron dorsale so với Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black-backed Thornbill Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Ramphomicron dorsale Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,0 cm (4.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 3,5 g (0.12 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of high montane scrub and páramo; short bill suits small compact flowers. Gleans tiny … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Số Trứng -- 2
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Black-backed Thornbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-backed Thornbill

Tiếng Hót

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with slight pulsing quality during slow hover near blossoms.

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

Black-backed Thornbill

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high-elevation scrub and páramo. 1,800–3,500 m. Found nowhere else.

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

Near Threatened

Black-backed Thornbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-backed Thornbill

Bộ Lông

Coppery Emerald (alt): males with glittering purple-magenta gorget; metallic green above; white pectoral tufts; females 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

Black-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains of northern Colombia at 3,000-4,600 m. Dark back, tiny bill, and white underparts. Nectarivore of high-altitude páramo. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted mountain-top habitat.

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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