Gray's Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chrysuronia grayi verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

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Merkmal Gray's Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysuronia grayi Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 5,6499999999999995 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … 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

Gray's Hummingbird

Gesang

Sharp, emphatic chip followed by short buzzy trill; clean staccato onset launching into brief rough cascade.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gray's Hummingbird

Found in western Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest edges. Limited ecological data available.

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

Gray's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Gray's Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird found in western Ecuador. Green plumage. Nectarivore of lowland and foothill forest edges. Named after George Robert Gray. Sometimes treated as a subspecies. Limited ecological data available.

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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