Buffy Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Buffy Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Leucippus fallax Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,533333333333334 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Buffy Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Buffy Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buffy Hummingbird

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

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

Buffy Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Buffy Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

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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