Velvet-purple Coronet vs Allen's Hummingbird

Boissonneaua jardini مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Velvet-purple Coronet Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Boissonneaua jardini Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 9,4 g (0.33 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Velvet-purple Coronet only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-purple Coronet

الغناء

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase encounter.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Velvet-purple Coronet

Found on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 500–1,800 m.

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

Velvet-purple Coronet

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Velvet-purple Coronet

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 1,200-2,400 m. Males have dark velvety-purple plumage with green iridescence. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest. A striking, dark-plumaged hummingbird.

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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