Versicolored Emerald vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chrysuronia versicolor مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Versicolored Emerald Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chrysuronia versicolor Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 3,5599999999999996 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

Versicolored Emerald only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Versicolored Emerald

الغناء

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship hovering display.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Versicolored Emerald

Found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Resident in cerrado, gardens, and 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

Versicolored Emerald

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Versicolored Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Variable green plumage with blue and white tones. Nectarivore of cerrado, gardens, and forest edges. Named for its variable, multicolored 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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