Indigo-capped Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Amazilia cyanifrons comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indigo-capped Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Amazilia cyanifrons Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian Andes foothills; visits diverse lowland blossoms and supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Indigo-capped Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Buzzy, sustained monotone trill; continuous low vibration with minimal variation across delivery period.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m elevation. A Colombian near-endemic of Andean foothills.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m. Males have an iridescent indigo-blue crown cap. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. A Colombian near-endemic.

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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