Wine-throated Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti comparado con Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Wine-throated Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nombre científico Selasphorus ellioti Selasphorus sasin
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught … 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

Wine-throated Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Canto

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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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