Green-breasted Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis sybillae مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-breasted Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Lampornis sybillae 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 5,975 g (0.21 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Nicaraguan montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-breasted Mountain-gem only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

الغناء

Soft, high squeak followed by buzzy trill; brief introductory note launching into rough cascade of chips.

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Found in cloud forest of Nicaragua and Honduras in highland forest. 1,000–2,400 m elevation.

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

الريش

Selasphorus Hummingbird: males with iridescent purple gorget; metallic bronze-green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Honduras and Nicaragua at 1,500-2,400 m. Males have a green breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A rare Central American endemic restricted to the nuclear highlands. Classified as Vulnerable.

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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