Wine-throated Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Wine-throated Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus ellioti Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught … 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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland 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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