Buffy Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buffy Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Leucippus fallax Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,533333333333334 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Buffy Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Buffy Hummingbird

الغناء

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buffy Hummingbird

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

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

Buffy Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Buffy Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

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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