Greenish Puffleg vs Allen's Hummingbird

Haplophaedia aureliae से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Greenish Puffleg Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Haplophaedia aureliae Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 5.666666666666667 g (0.20 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers in wet mossy habitats. Catches … 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

Greenish Puffleg only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Greenish Puffleg

गीत

Thin, sibilant twittering with silver quality; high airy notes cascading softly near flowering canopy trees.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Greenish Puffleg

Found on both Andean slopes from Panama south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,800 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

Greenish Puffleg

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Greenish Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Peru at 900-2,500 m. Green plumage with fluffy white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest understory. Named puffleg for the distinctive cotton-like tufts on the legs.

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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