Needle-billed Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis philippii से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Needle-billed Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Phaethornis philippii 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 4.9 g (0.17 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. 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

Needle-billed Hermit only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Needle-billed Hermit

गीत

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 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

Needle-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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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