Brazilian Ruby vs Allen's Hummingbird

Clytolaema rubricauda مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brazilian Ruby Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Clytolaema rubricauda Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,8 cm (5.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 7,42 g (0.26 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest understory; visits Heliconia and Ericaceae flowers. Supplements diet with small arthropods. 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

Brazilian Ruby only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Brazilian Ruby

الغناء

Explosive, loud whistle cutting through ambient sound; single bold penetrating note repeated with commanding authority.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Brazilian Ruby

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found at sea level to 1,200 m.

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

Brazilian Ruby

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Brazilian Ruby

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Males have a brilliant ruby-red throat and breast. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. A Brazilian endemic of conservation concern due to Atlantic Forest loss.

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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