Planalto Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis pretrei verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Planalto Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phaethornis pretrei Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 5,0200000000000005 g (0.18 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Planalto Hermit

Gesang

Melodic, rising whistle with hopeful quality; smooth ascending note curving upward then briefly hovering before fading.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Planalto Hermit

Endemic to eastern and central Brazil from Piauí and Goiás to Mato Grosso. Found in cerrado and dry forest at 300–800 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

Planalto Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Planalto Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in cerrado, gallery forests, and dry woodlands of central and eastern Brazil. Green upperparts, pale underparts, and rufous rump with long, white-tipped central tail feathers. Named after the French naturalist Auguste de Saint-Hilaire.

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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