Fawn-breasted Brilliant vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliodoxa rubinoides comparado con Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Fawn-breasted Brilliant Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Heliodoxa rubinoides Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 7,368 g (0.26 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Gleans small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Fawn-breasted Brilliant only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Canto

Rapid, bright twittering cascade; light airy notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above tropical blossoms.

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

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Found in foothill and lower montane cloud forest from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 600–2,000 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

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Plumaje

Plain-capped Starthroat (alt): males with ruby gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; 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

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de garganta castaña es un colibrí de tamaño mediano de los bosques nublados andinos de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes y una garganta castaño rojizo característica. Se alimenta del néctar de flores en los estratos medios del bosque. La hembra es más apagada con partes inferiores manchadas. Forma parte de la diversa comunidad de colibríes del bosque nublado andino.

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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