Violet-capped Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Goldmania violiceps comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-capped Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Goldmania violiceps Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 3,8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from … 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

Violet-capped Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

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

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

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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