Little Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chaetocercus bombus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chaetocercus bombus Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 5,6 cm (2.2 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,5 g (0.23 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي One of the world's smallest birds; feeds on nectar from tiny blossoms in humid forest … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Woodstar only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Little Woodstar

الغناء

Harsh, scratchy buzz with coarse texture; sustained rough vibration with raspy edges carrying across scrub habitat.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Little Woodstar

Found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 800-2,200 m. Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Little Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Little Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 800-2,200 m. Small even for a woodstar. Purple throat (males). Nectarivore of forest edges. Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss. One of the smallest hummingbirds.

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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