Chilean Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Eulidia yarrellii مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chilean Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Eulidia yarrellii Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Critically Endangered Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 6,6 cm (2.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,38 g (0.08 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar specialist of arid Atacama valleys, visiting cacti and Nicotiana. Supplements diet with small insects … 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

بلا

Chilean Woodstar only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Chilean Woodstar

الغناء

Buzzy, high-pitched trill with insect-like quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Chilean Woodstar

Endemic to the hyper-arid coast of northern Chile from Arica to Antofagasta. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

حالة الحفاظ

Critically Endangered

Chilean Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Chilean Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the hyper-arid Atacama coast of northern Chile. Males have a purple throat and forked tail. Nectarivore of desert scrub and cultivated gardens. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals remaining due to habitat destruction.

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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