Xantus's Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Basilinna xantusii مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Xantus's Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Basilinna xantusii Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 10,2 cm (4.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 3,525 g (0.12 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Endemic to Baja California; feeds on nectar from desert blooms and supplements with small insects … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Xantus's Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Xantus's Hummingbird

الغناء

High, crystalline twittering with bright silvery quality; rapid light notes cascading freely in aerial display.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Xantus's Hummingbird

Endemic to the cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Resident in dry scrub and thorn forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Xantus's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Xantus's Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Green plumage with a rufous-chestnut breast and white eye-stripe. Nectarivore of dry scrub and thorn forest. A Baja California endemic named after Hungarian naturalist John Xantus.

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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