Allen's Hummingbird vs Green-backed Firecrown

Selasphorus sasin verglichen mit Sephanoides sephaniodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Allen's Hummingbird Green-backed Firecrown
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus sasin Sephanoides sephaniodes
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Gewicht 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 6,583333333333333 g (0.23 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore foraging at diverse temperate-zone flowers in Chile and Argentina, including Fuchsia and Embothrium. Takes …
Gelegegröße 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Green-backed Firecrown only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Gesang

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

Green-backed Firecrown

Gesang

Crisp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance at dawn.

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.

Green-backed Firecrown

Found along the length of Chile and western Argentina in temperate forest and scrub. Sea level to 2,000 m. Migratory.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-backed 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.

Green-backed Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in temperate forests of southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Green plumage with coppery-green crown. The southernmost hummingbird species, tolerating sub-zero temperatures. Nectarivore of native Fuchsia and Embothrium.

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