Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Schistes geoffroyi Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 9,8 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 3,8 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark … 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

الغناء

Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped bill. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The name refers to its laterally compressed, wedge-like bill tip.

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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