Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Violet-headed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nama Ilmiah Klais guimeti Selasphorus sasin
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Berat 2,775 g (0.10 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Violet-headed Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Kicauan

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Allen's Hummingbird

Kicauan

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m. Males have an iridescent violet-blue head. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gaps. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier, who described it as Guimet's specimen.

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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