Butterfly Coquette vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lophornis verreauxii से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Butterfly Coquette Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lophornis verreauxii Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.6 cm (3.4 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of humid forest clearings; compact size allows access to small flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
अंडों की संख्या -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Butterfly Coquette only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Butterfly Coquette

गीत

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then sudden silence, disorienting in quality.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Butterfly Coquette

Found on western Andean slope and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 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

Butterfly Coquette

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Butterfly Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from Venezuela and Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Males have wispy green cheek plumes and a white breast band. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for the French ornithologists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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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