Shining-green Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chrysuronia goudoti verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Shining-green Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysuronia goudoti Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 3,9333333333333336 g (0.14 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of humid lowland forest in Panama and Colombia. Supplements diet with insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Shining-green Hummingbird

Gesang

Rapid, light chips in animated cheerful sequence; bright staccato notes with buoyant delivery near blossoms.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Shining-green Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland forest edges and clearings.

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

Shining-green Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Shining-green Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Bright shining green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Goudot.

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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