Black-breasted Hillstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Oreotrochilus melanogaster से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Black-breasted Hillstar Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Oreotrochilus melanogaster Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.4 cm (5.7 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 7.75 g (0.27 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian altiplano; forages at Ericaceae and Chuquiraga in arid puna. Takes small insects … 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

Black-breasted Hillstar only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-breasted Hillstar

गीत

Rapid, light chips in animated sequence; bright staccato notes with bouncy quality during active territorial display.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-breasted Hillstar

Endemic to central and southern Peru in the Andes in puna grassland and scrub at 3,500–4,800 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

Black-breasted Hillstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-breasted Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of central Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males have a black breast contrasting with green upperparts and white belly. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. An endemic of Peru's central Andean highlands.

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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