Gorgeted Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chaetocercus heliodor مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Gorgeted Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chaetocercus heliodor Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 6,1 cm (2.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,225 g (0.08 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Gorgeted Woodstar only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

الغناء

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

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

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m. Males have a glittering green and blue gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its spectacular jewel-like throat plumage.

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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