Green-fronted Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucolia viridifrons مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-fronted Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Leucolia viridifrons Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,166666666666667 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar 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 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Green-fronted Hummingbird only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Hummingbird

الغناء

Deep, hollow churring resonant sound; low-frequency buzzing trill carrying well through humid forest edge.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Green-fronted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Males have a green forehead and white breast. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican 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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