Violet-tailed Sylph vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus coelestis 对比 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Violet-tailed Sylph Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Aglaiocercus coelestis Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 12.4 cm (4.9 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 5.483333333333334 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore with elongated tail foraging at diverse montane flowers. Catches small arthropods near flowering bromeliads. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Violet-tailed Sylph only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-tailed Sylph

鸣唱

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; first note high and accented, second softer and brief, delivered at measured pace.

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-tailed Sylph

Found on the western Andean slope and Pacific foothills of Colombia and Ecuador in humid forest. 300–1,600 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Violet-tailed Sylph

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-tailed Sylph

紫尾宝石蜂鸟(Aglaiocercus coelestis),体长10厘米(雄鸟尾羽另加13厘米),特产于哥伦比亚和厄瓜多尔西部安第斯山脉。属蜂鸟科(Trochilidae),雄鸟体羽蓝绿色,尾羽飘逸,是安第斯山区最美丽的蜂鸟之一。

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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