Brown Violetear vs Allen's Hummingbird

Colibri delphinae comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown Violetear Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Colibri delphinae Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 6,2 g (0.22 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore visiting a wide range of forest-edge and garden flowers. Aggressively defends patches of Salvia … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Brown Violetear only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Brown Violetear

Canto

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes almost imperceptible in dense vegetation.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown Violetear

Found in humid forest from Guatemala south through Central America to western Ecuador and Bolivia, and across northern South America. 0–1,800 m.

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

Brown Violetear

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Brown Violetear

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with dull brown plumage, unusual among hummingbirds. Found in humid forests from Guatemala through South America to Bolivia. Named for the violet ear patches visible in good light. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Nomadic.

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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