Brown Violetear vs Allen's Hummingbird

Colibri delphinae مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brown Violetear Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Colibri delphinae Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,2 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore visiting a wide range of forest-edge and garden flowers. Aggressively defends patches of Salvia … 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

Brown Violetear only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Brown Violetear

الغناء

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes almost imperceptible in dense vegetation.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown Violetear

Found in humid forest from Guatemala south through Central America to western Ecuador and Bolivia, and across northern South America. 0–1,800 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

Brown Violetear

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Brown Violetear

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with dull brown plumage, unusual among hummingbirds. Found in humid forests from Guatemala through South America to Bolivia. Named for the violet ear patches visible in good light. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Nomadic.

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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