Allen's Hummingbird vs Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Selasphorus sasin verglichen mit Sephanoides fernandensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Allen's Hummingbird Juan Fernandez Firecrown
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus sasin Sephanoides fernandensis
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 15,2 cm (6.0 in)
Gewicht 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 8,5 g (0.30 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Juan Fernandez Island; critically dependent on endemic flowering plants for nectar. Supplements with …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Gesang

Harsh, grating chatter with nasal overtone; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly in energetic territorial exchange.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile (Más a Tierra / Robinson Crusoe). Found island-wide. Critically endangered.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Critically Endangered

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

About These Birds

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.

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Males fiery rufous-orange with a golden crown. Females green with white underparts. Critically Endangered with fewer than 500 individuals remaining. Nectarivore of endemic island plants.

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