Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes albogularis से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Schistes albogularis Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 3.925 g (0.14 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers … 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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

गीत

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

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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