Beautiful Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Calothorax pulcher مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Beautiful Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calothorax pulcher Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 7,4 cm (2.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,6575 g (0.09 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers in Oaxaca, hovering at low scrub blooms. Catches gnats … 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

Beautiful Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Beautiful Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone fading gently in dense cloud forest shade.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Beautiful Hummingbird

Endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Resident in dry forest and thorn scrub at 600-2,000 m elevation.

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

Beautiful Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Beautiful Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Males have a magenta gorget similar to Lucifer Hummingbird. Long, decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic with restricted range.

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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