Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliomaster squamosus comparado con Selasphorus sasin

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Atributo Stripe-breasted Starthroat Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Heliomaster squamosus Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Canto

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

El colibrí de pico largo de cola punteada habita en el nordeste y centro de Brasil. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes con marcas escamadas en el pecho y garganta iridiscente. Tiene un pico largo para acceder al néctar de flores tubulares. Habita en bosques secos y bordes de bosque del interior de Brasil. Se sabe relativamente poco sobre su ecología en comparación con otros colibríes.

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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