Purple-chested Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polyerata rosenbergi 比較対象 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-chested Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Polyerata rosenbergi Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 3.8 g (0.13 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 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Purple-chested Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-chested Hummingbird

さえずり

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained note barely wavering, given quietly from forest perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Resident in Chocó forest.

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

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Purple-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Males have a rich purple breast patch. Nectarivore of Chocó forest edges. Named after the German zoologist William Rosenberg.

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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