Broad-tailed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Broad-tailed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Selasphorus platycercus 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 3,4875000000000003 g (0.12 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of high-altitude meadows, visiting paintbrush and Penstemon. Captures insects and spiders to supplement nectar … 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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

الغناء

Rapid, buzzy chips in excited sequence; rough staccato notes tumbling quickly with energetic quality near flowers.

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Found in mountain meadows of western North America from Idaho to Guatemala at 1,500-3,500 m. Breeds in highlands; winters south.

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10 cm) found in mountain meadows of the western US from Idaho to Guatemala at 1,500-3,500 m. Males produce a distinctive metallic trilling sound with their tail feathers during display dives. Rose-magenta gorget. Nectarivore of mountain wildflowers.

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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