Glittering-bellied Emerald vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon lucidus comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Glittering-bellied Emerald Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Chlorostilbon lucidus Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 3,6666666666666665 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse lowland flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from canopy. 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

Ninguno

Glittering-bellied Emerald only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Canto

Soft, liquid notes in gentle flowing phrase; mellow tones with subtle melodic variation in forest shade.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Resident in gardens, parks, and forest edges.

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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Glittering-bellied Emerald

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Bright green plumage with a glittering green belly. Nectarivore of gardens, parks, and forest edges. One of the most common garden hummingbirds in southeastern South America.

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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