Santa Marta Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chaetocercus astreans مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Santa Marta Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chaetocercus astreans Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 6,7 cm (2.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,605 g (0.09 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Santa Marta Woodstar only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Woodstar

الغناء

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Santa Marta Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a sparkling gorget. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. A Santa Marta endemic with limited range. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Gorgeted Woodstar.

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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