Allen's Hummingbird vs Rufous-gaped Hillstar

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Allen's Hummingbird Rufous-gaped Hillstar
Nama Ilmiah Selasphorus sasin Urochroa bougueri
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 15,7 cm (6.2 in)
Berat 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 11,35 g (0.40 oz)
Diet 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.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Rufous-gaped Hillstar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Kicauan

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

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Kicauan

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.

Status Konservasi

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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