Allen's Hummingbird vs Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Selasphorus sasin مقارنةً بـ Threnetes leucurus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Allen's Hummingbird Pale-tailed Barbthroat
الاسم العلمي Selasphorus sasin Threnetes leucurus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 11,5 cm (4.5 in)
الوزن 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 5,42 g (0.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Primarily nectarivore; uses its strongly hooked bill to probe for nectar in curved flowers; eats …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Allen's Hummingbird only

بلا

Pale-tailed Barbthroat only

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

الغناء

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

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

الغناء

Rapid, buzzing trill with insect-like quality; sustained high-frequency vibration followed by softer descending notes.

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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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Found in the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in humid forest interior.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

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How to Tell Them Apart

Allen's Hummingbird

الريش

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

الريش

Bronze-green upperparts; pale greyish-buff underparts; dark malar stripe; tail pale buff-white with dark subterminal band; lacks the strong black banding of Band-tailed Barbthroat; Amazonian species with paler tail pattern.

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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.

Pale-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of northern South America and Trinidad. Green plumage with white-tipped tail feathers and a decurved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and Costus flowers. An important lowland forest pollinator.

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