Allen's Hummingbird vs Violet-chested Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin से तुलना Sternoclyta cyanopectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Allen's Hummingbird Violet-chested Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Selasphorus sasin Sternoclyta cyanopectus
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
वजन 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 7.816666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and large epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Violet-chested Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Violet-chested Hummingbird

गीत

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged buzzing sound carrying well across Andean scrub habitat at low frequency.

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forest of the coastal Cordillera and tepuis of Venezuela at 1,000–2,200 m elevation.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-chested Hummingbird

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela at 900-2,500 m. Males have a striking violet-blue breast. Nectarivore of montane forest and coffee plantations. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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