Wine-throated Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Wine-throated Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Selasphorus ellioti Selasphorus sasin
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught … 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

Wine-throated Hummingbird only

بلا

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Wine-throated Hummingbird

الغناء

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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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