Broad-tailed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Broad-tailed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Selasphorus platycercus Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 9.8 cm (3.9 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 3.4875000000000003 g (0.12 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of high-altitude meadows, visiting paintbrush and Penstemon. Captures insects and spiders to supplement nectar … 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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

गीत

Rapid, buzzy chips in excited sequence; rough staccato notes tumbling quickly with energetic quality near flowers.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Found in mountain meadows of western North America from Idaho to Guatemala at 1,500-3,500 m. Breeds in highlands; winters south.

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10 cm) found in mountain meadows of the western US from Idaho to Guatemala at 1,500-3,500 m. Males produce a distinctive metallic trilling sound with their tail feathers during display dives. Rose-magenta gorget. Nectarivore of mountain wildflowers.

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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