Cinnamon-throated Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis nattereri مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cinnamon-throated Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Phaethornis nattereri Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,6 cm (3.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,8 g (0.10 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cinnamon-throated Hermit only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

الغناء

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single note held steadily then gently fading, given from tall forest perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Endemic to the cerrado and caatinga transition zones of central and northeastern Brazil. Found at 200–800 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

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry scrubland and gallery forests of central Brazil and eastern Bolivia. Cinnamon-orange throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore adapted to cerrado and transition forest habitats.

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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