Black-thighed Puffleg vs Allen's Hummingbird

Eriocnemis derbyi verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-thighed Puffleg Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eriocnemis derbyi Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 5,25 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Colombian Andes; visits dense Ericaceae patches at high elevations. Catches small insects in … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-thighed Puffleg

Gesang

Rapid, buzzy trill with slightly harsh quality; quick series of rough notes given persistently near territorial boundaries.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-thighed Puffleg

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador to northern Peru. 2,400–3,600 m.

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

Black-thighed Puffleg

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-thighed Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,500-3,200 m. Green plumage with black thigh feathers and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat loss.

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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