Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Allen's Hummingbird

Campylopterus duidae مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buff-breasted Sabrewing Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Campylopterus duidae Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,9 cm (5.1 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,3100000000000005 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Buff-breasted Sabrewing only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

الغناء

Harsh, nasal buzz with emphatic delivery; rough coarse notes audible at considerable distance from territory.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Restricted to Pantepui highland plateaus.

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

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Green plumage with a buff breast. Nectarivore of tepui highland forest. A Pantepui endemic restricted to table-top mountains.

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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