Azure-crowned Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Azure-crowned Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Saucerottia cyanocephala Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,599999999999999 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from dry Mexican highlands; supplements with small insects and spiders gleaned from … 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

Azure-crowned Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Canto

Rapid, light twittering with bright crystalline quality; airy notes cascading freely in animated aerial display.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Resident in Central American highlands.

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

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with an azure-blue crown (males). Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. One of the most common highland hummingbirds in Mesoamerica.

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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