Allen's Hummingbird vs Green-backed Firecrown

Selasphorus sasin مقارنةً بـ Sephanoides sephaniodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Allen's Hummingbird Green-backed Firecrown
الاسم العلمي Selasphorus sasin Sephanoides sephaniodes
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
الوزن 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 6,583333333333333 g (0.23 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore foraging at diverse temperate-zone flowers in Chile and Argentina, including Fuchsia and Embothrium. Takes …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Green-backed Firecrown only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Green-backed Firecrown

الغناء

Crisp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Green-backed Firecrown

Found along the length of Chile and western Argentina in temperate forest and scrub. Sea level to 2,000 m. Migratory.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-backed Firecrown

About These Birds

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.

Green-backed Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in temperate forests of southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Green plumage with coppery-green crown. The southernmost hummingbird species, tolerating sub-zero temperatures. Nectarivore of native Fuchsia and Embothrium.

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