Mountain Avocetbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Opisthoprora euryptera مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mountain Avocetbill Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Opisthoprora euryptera Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,6 cm (5.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 6,4 g (0.23 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high montane forest; upturned bill tip accesses pendant epiphyte flowers. Gleans small insects … 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

بلا

Mountain Avocetbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Mountain Avocetbill

الغناء

Thin, high-pitched twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality delivered during aerial foraging.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mountain Avocetbill

Found on both Andean slopes in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 2,000–3,200 m elevation. Uncommon.

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

Mountain Avocetbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Mountain Avocetbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) with a distinctive upturned bill tip, unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage. Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,400-3,500 m. Nectarivore specializing in pendant flowers. The only member of its genus.

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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