Empress Brilliant vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliodoxa imperatrix comparado con Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Empress Brilliant Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Heliodoxa imperatrix Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 8,8 g (0.31 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Empress Brilliant only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Empress Brilliant

Canto

High, crystalline series of musical notes; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in characteristically cheerful manner.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Empress Brilliant

Found on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador in humid lowland and foothill forest. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Empress Brilliant

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Empress Brilliant

Plumaje

Purple-collared Woodstar (alt): tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; females plain; pale spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

Plumaje

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

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About These Birds

Empress Brilliant

El colibrí brillante emperatriz es un colibrí grande y llamativo de los bosques nublados andinos de Colombia y Ecuador. El macho tiene partes superiores verde brillante, un gorjal verde iridiscente y el vientre blanco. Habita en el estrato medio y el dosel de los bosques nublados. Se alimenta principalmente de flores de Heliconias y otras flores de flores grandes. Es uno de los colibríes más grandes de la región andina.

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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