Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliomaster squamosus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Stripe-breasted Starthroat Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Heliomaster squamosus Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

الغناء

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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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