Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Klais guimeti verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Violet-headed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Klais guimeti Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 2,775 g (0.10 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … 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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Gesang

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m. Males have an iridescent violet-blue head. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gaps. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier, who described it as Guimet's specimen.

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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