Allen's Hummingbird vs Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Selasphorus sasin से तुलना Urosticte benjamini

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Allen's Hummingbird Purple-bibbed Whitetip
वैज्ञानिक नाम Selasphorus sasin Urosticte benjamini
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 10.1 cm (4.0 in)
वजन 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4.0 g (0.14 oz)
आहार Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Colombian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Gleans small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Allen's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Purple-bibbed Whitetip only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

गीत

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near territory.

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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Found on the western and central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 1,000-2,400 m. Green plumage with purple bib and white tail tips. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Named whitetip for the white-tipped tail feathers.

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