Mexican Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis mexicanus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Mexican Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Phaethornis mexicanus Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 13,4 cm (5.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,5 g (0.16 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near … 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

Mexican Hermit only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Hermit

الغناء

Rapid, buzzy trill rising in pitch; ascending cascade of rough notes gaining speed and urgency before abrupt stop.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Hermit

Endemic to northwestern Mexico in Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Nayarit in dry tropical forest. Sea level to 1,200 m elevation.

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

Mexican Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Mexican Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Nayarit to Oaxaca. Green plumage with buff underparts and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of tropical dry and humid forests. Recently split from Long-billed Hermit.

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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