Ecuadorian Piedtail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phlogophilus hemileucurus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ecuadorian Piedtail Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Phlogophilus hemileucurus Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 10,0 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 2,56 g (0.09 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Andean foothill undergrowth; visits small epiphyte and Heliconia flowers. Supplements with arthropods. 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

Ecuadorian Piedtail only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Ecuadorian Piedtail

الغناء

High, crystalline notes in musical phrase; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in cheerful morning vocalisation.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Found on both Andean slopes in Ecuador in humid foothill and lower montane forest. 400–1,600 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

Ecuadorian Piedtail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Ecuadorian Piedtail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,000 m. Green plumage with white-tipped tail and dusky breast. Nectarivore of montane forest. Found in dense, mossy cloud forest understory. Uncommon.

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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