Azure-crowned Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Azure-crowned Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Saucerottia cyanocephala Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 5.599999999999999 g (0.20 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from dry Mexican highlands; supplements with small insects and spiders gleaned from … 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

Azure-crowned Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

गीत

Rapid, light twittering with bright crystalline quality; airy notes cascading freely in animated aerial display.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Resident in Central American highlands.

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

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with an azure-blue crown (males). Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. One of the most common highland hummingbirds in Mesoamerica.

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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