Buffy Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax 比較対象 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Buffy Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Leucippus fallax Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 5.533333333333334 g (0.20 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Buffy Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Buffy Hummingbird

さえずり

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

Allen's Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buffy Hummingbird

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Buffy Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Buffy Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

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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