Puerto Rican Emerald vs Allen's Hummingbird

Riccordia maugaeus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Puerto Rican Emerald Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Riccordia maugaeus Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,25 g (0.15 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Puerto Rican endemic nectarivore, visiting forest and garden flowers. Supplements nectar with insects and spiders … 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

Puerto Rican Emerald only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Puerto Rican Emerald

الغناء

Thin, reedy trill with nasal overtone; soft chattering notes delivered continuously during rapid low flight.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Puerto Rican Emerald

Endemic to Puerto Rico. Resident across the island from coastal lowlands to mountain cloud forests.

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

Puerto Rican Emerald

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Puerto Rican Emerald

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to Puerto Rico. Bright emerald-green plumage. Nectarivore of forests, gardens, and plantations across the island. Puerto Rico's only endemic hummingbird. Found from coastal lowlands to mountain cloud forests.

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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