Allen's Hummingbird vs Green-backed Firecrown

Selasphorus sasin से तुलना Sephanoides sephaniodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Allen's Hummingbird Green-backed Firecrown
वैज्ञानिक नाम Selasphorus sasin Sephanoides sephaniodes
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
वजन 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 6.583333333333333 g (0.23 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore foraging at diverse temperate-zone flowers in Chile and Argentina, including Fuchsia and Embothrium. Takes …
अंडों की संख्या 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Green-backed Firecrown only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Green-backed Firecrown

गीत

Crisp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Green-backed Firecrown

Found along the length of Chile and western Argentina in temperate forest and scrub. Sea level to 2,000 m. Migratory.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-backed Firecrown

About These Birds

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.

Green-backed Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in temperate forests of southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Green plumage with coppery-green crown. The southernmost hummingbird species, tolerating sub-zero temperatures. Nectarivore of native Fuchsia and Embothrium.

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