Allen's Hummingbird vs Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Selasphorus sasin से तुलना Urochroa bougueri

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Allen's Hummingbird Rufous-gaped Hillstar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Selasphorus sasin Urochroa bougueri
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 15.7 cm (6.2 in)
वजन 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 11.35 g (0.40 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small arthropods.
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Rufous-gaped Hillstar only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

गीत

Thin, crystalline twittering with airy quality; light rapid notes cascading softly in animated aerial display.

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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Found on the Pacific slope and western Andean ridge from Colombia south to Ecuador at 1,200–2,800 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,200 m. Green plumage with rufous vent and long, deeply notched tail. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest. Named hillstar despite being a lowland-montane species.

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