Allen's Hummingbird vs Black-billed Streamertail

Selasphorus sasin verglichen mit Trochilus scitulus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Allen's Hummingbird Black-billed Streamertail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Selasphorus sasin Trochilus scitulus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Gewicht 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4,7 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Gesang

Buzzy, insect-like sustained trill; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid modulation near nectar flowers.

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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.

Black-billed Streamertail

Endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Restricted to montane forest. Sometimes treated as subspecies.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-billed Streamertail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Allen's Hummingbird

Gefieder

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

Black-billed Streamertail

Gefieder

Black-faced Coucal: glossy black head; rufous-brown wings; black underparts; red eye; long dark tail; sexually similar plumage

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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.

Black-billed Streamertail

A hummingbird (9-10 cm body + long tail streamers in males) endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Males similar to Red-billed Streamertail but with a black bill. Nectarivore of montane forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Red-billed Streamertail.

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