Tepui Goldenthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polytmus milleri مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Tepui Goldenthroat Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Polytmus milleri Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 12,8 cm (5.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,76 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore visiting tepui shrub flowers and lowland grasses. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned from … 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

Tepui Goldenthroat only

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Tepui Goldenthroat

الغناء

Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in open woodland.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tepui Goldenthroat

Found on tepui plateaus of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in open highland vegetation. 1,200–2,800 m.

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

Tepui Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Tepui Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a golden throat. Nectarivore of tepui scrub and forest edges. Restricted to the Pantepui region above 1,000 m. Poorly known.

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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