Green-tailed Goldenthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polytmus theresiae مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Green-tailed Goldenthroat Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Polytmus theresiae Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,3 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 3,575 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies … 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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

الغناء

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 600 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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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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