Purple-crowned Fairy vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliothryx barroti مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Purple-crowned Fairy Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Heliothryx barroti Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,8 cm (5.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,48 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore specializing in high canopy flowers and bromeliads. Pierces flower bases to rob nectar; supplements … 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

Purple-crowned Fairy only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-crowned Fairy

الغناء

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained monotonously; continuous high-frequency vibration with little dynamic range throughout.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-crowned Fairy

Found in lowland humid forest from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and western Colombia. 0–800 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

Purple-crowned Fairy

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Purple-crowned Fairy

A slender, elegant hummingbird (11-13 cm) with a long, deeply forked tail. Green upperparts, purple crown, and immaculate white underparts. Found in humid forests from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Nectarivore of forest canopy. Named fairy for its delicate, floating flight.

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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