Rufous Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus verglichen mit Selasphorus sasin

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Merkmal Rufous Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus rufus Selasphorus sasin
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Gewicht 3,72 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects … 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

Rufous Hummingbird

Gesang

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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

Rufous Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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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