Great-billed Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis malaris से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Great-billed Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Phaethornis malaris Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.8 cm (4.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 6.4799999999999995 g (0.23 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands. 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

Great-billed Hermit only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Great-billed Hermit

गीत

Melodic, two-note whistle repeated persistently; first note pure and high, second slightly lower, given every few seconds.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Great-billed Hermit

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from Colombia and the Guianas south through Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–800 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

Great-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Great-billed Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm), the largest in the genus, found in lowland Amazonian forests from Colombia to Brazil and Bolivia. Green plumage with a massive curved bill and long tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting large Heliconia flowers.

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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