Allen's Hummingbird vs Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin comparado con Talaphorus chlorocercus

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Atributo Allen's Hummingbird Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Nombre científico Selasphorus sasin Talaphorus chlorocercus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4,85 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Allen's Hummingbird only

Olive-spotted Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Canto

Melodic, descending phrase with warm rich timbre; smooth notes flowing warmly downward in relaxed sequence.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Resident in western Amazonian lowlands.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Green plumage with olive spots on flanks. Nectarivore of forest edges and river-edge habitats. An uncommon species of western Amazonian lowlands.

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