White-throated Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis castaneoventris مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-throated Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Lampornis castaneoventris Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,2 cm (4.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,58 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and … 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-throated Mountain-gem only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Mountain-gem

الغناء

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have a white throat and chestnut belly. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Talamanca-Chiriquí 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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