Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Allen's Hummingbird

Campylopterus duidae verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Buff-breasted Sabrewing Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campylopterus duidae Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 12,9 cm (5.1 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 6,3100000000000005 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Buff-breasted Sabrewing only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Gesang

Harsh, nasal buzz with emphatic delivery; rough coarse notes audible at considerable distance from territory.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Restricted to Pantepui highland plateaus.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Green plumage with a buff breast. Nectarivore of tepui highland forest. A Pantepui endemic restricted to table-top mountains.

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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