White-throated Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucochloris albicollis مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-throated Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Leucochloris albicollis Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,8 cm (4.6 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 5,95 g (0.21 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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 Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Hummingbird

الغناء

Melodic, ascending three-note phrase; clear flute-like tones rising smoothly in pleasant morning territorial song.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Hummingbird

Found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Resident in Atlantic Forest and cerrado edges.

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 Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Green plumage with a clean white throat and breast. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges, cerrado, and gardens. Common in southeastern South America.

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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