White-tailed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Eupherusa poliocerca مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-tailed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Eupherusa poliocerca Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,1 cm (4.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,625 g (0.16 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

White-tailed Hummingbird only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Harsh, buzzy chatter with emphatic rhythm; coarse rough notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

White-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, southwestern Mexico. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

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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