White-bellied Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis hemileucus comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-bellied Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Lampornis hemileucus Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,5 cm (4.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of montane forest understory and edges; visits Ericaceae and Salvia blooms. Gleans small insects … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-bellied Mountain-gem only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Canto

Melodic, two-note falling whistle; pure warm tones descending gently, given repeatedly from prominent perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica and Panama on both slopes in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

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

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-bellied Mountain-gem

El colibrí de pecho blanco es un colibrí montano de América Central con pecho blanco contrastante y garganta brillante.

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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