Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis amethystinus comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Lampornis amethystinus Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American montane pine-oak forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans arthropods. 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

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Pure, sustained flute-like tone held steady; single clear note with barely perceptible vibrato in tropical shade.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Found in montane forest from Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,000–3,200 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

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de garganta amatista es un colibrí montano de México y Guatemala con garganta violeta-amatista brillante en el macho.

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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