Gorgeted Puffleg vs Allen's Hummingbird

Eriocnemis isabellae से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Gorgeted Puffleg Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Eriocnemis isabellae Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Critically Endangered Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
अंडों की संख्या -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Gorgeted Puffleg only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

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Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Puffleg

गीत

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gorgeted Puffleg

पंख

Black-throated Brilliant: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; black throat; females green above; spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

पंख

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Gorgeted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to a tiny area on the western slope of the Colombian Andes at 2,600-2,900 m. Males have an iridescent gorget and white leg puffs. Described in 2007. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted range. Nectarivore of cloud forest.

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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