White-tufted Sunbeam vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaeactis castelnaudii से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता White-tufted Sunbeam Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Aglaeactis castelnaudii Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 7.35 g (0.26 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude scrub; forages at Chuquiraga and Ericaceae blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

White-tufted Sunbeam only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tufted Sunbeam

गीत

Melodic, pure ascending phrase; clear flute-like tones rising smoothly in quiet musical sequence at high altitude.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-tufted Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru in high Andean puna and scrub, primarily in the Apurímac and Ayacucho regions. 3,200–5,000 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

White-tufted Sunbeam

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-tufted Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia at 2,700-4,000 m. Coppery plumage with white breast tufts visible during courtship display. Nectarivore of montane scrub and Polylepis woodland. A Peruvian-Bolivian 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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