Tres Marias Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Cynanthus lawrencei verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

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Merkmal Tres Marias Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Cynanthus lawrencei Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 10,0 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 3,05 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from Tres Marias Island flowers; diet supplemented with small 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

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Gesang

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in air.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off the Pacific coast of western Mexico. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Tres Marias Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico. Green plumage. Recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest on the islands. A very range-restricted island endemic.

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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