Allen's Hummingbird vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Selasphorus sasin verglichen mit Stephanoxis loddigesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Allen's Hummingbird Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus sasin Stephanoxis loddigesii
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Gewicht 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 3,2 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Gesang

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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