Blue-throated Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis clemenciae comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Blue-throated Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Lampornis clemenciae Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 14,7 cm (5.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of US and Mexican highland forest; visits diverse flowers at medium to high elevation. … 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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Canto

Rough, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of coarse buzzy notes audible from considerable distance.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Found from the mountains of southern Arizona south through Mexico to Honduras in pine-oak forest. 1,400–3,500 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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

El colibrí de garganta azul es el colibrí más grande que cría en los Estados Unidos, con garganta azul 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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