Empress Brilliant vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliodoxa imperatrix مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Empress Brilliant Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Heliodoxa imperatrix Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 8,8 g (0.31 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Empress Brilliant only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Empress Brilliant

الغناء

High, crystalline series of musical notes; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in characteristically cheerful manner.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Empress Brilliant

Found on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador in humid lowland and foothill forest. 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.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Empress Brilliant

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Empress Brilliant

الريش

Purple-collared Woodstar (alt): tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; females plain; pale spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

الريش

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Empress Brilliant

A large hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in humid forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 400-1,600 m. Males have an iridescent green crown and violet-blue throat. Nectarivore of Chocó forest. Named Empress for the regal appearance. Classified as Near Threatened.

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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