Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaeactis pamela से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-hooded Sunbeam Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Aglaeactis pamela Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 13.6 cm (5.4 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 5.5 g (0.19 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian high-altitude scrub; forages at Chuquiraga and Ericaceae. Catches small insects opportunistically. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Black-hooded Sunbeam only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-hooded Sunbeam

गीत

Deep, resonant churring with hollow quality; prolonged low buzzing trill carrying well through Andean scrub habitat.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Endemic to Bolivia in high Andean puna of Cochabamba and La Paz at 3,200–4,600 m elevation.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-hooded Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Andes of Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have a distinctive black hood contrasting with iridescent coppery body. Nectarivore of montane cloud forest edges and scrub. A 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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