Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi comparé à Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Schistes geoffroyi Selasphorus sasin
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 9,8 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Poids 3,8 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Allen's Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Chant

Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.

Allen's Hummingbird

Chant

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped bill. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The name refers to its laterally compressed, wedge-like bill tip.

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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