Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Allen's Hummingbird

Campylopterus phainopeplus verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Santa Marta Sabrewing Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campylopterus phainopeplus Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 6,825 g (0.24 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Gesang

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light notes cascading freely in cheerful energetic sequence.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Classified as Endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Santa Marta Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Dark green plumage with iridescent blue throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta endemic. Classified as Endangered due to restricted range.

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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