Horned Sungem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliactin bilophus से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Horned Sungem Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Heliactin bilophus Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 9.6 cm (3.8 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 2.3 g (0.08 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny … 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

कोई नहीं

Horned Sungem only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Horned Sungem

गीत

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Horned Sungem

Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 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

Least Concern

Horned Sungem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Horned Sungem

A spectacular small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Males have two erect, horn-like iridescent violet-blue feather tufts projecting from the sides of the head. Green and white plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado flowers. The only member of its genus.

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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