Mexican Sheartail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Doricha eliza 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mexican Sheartail Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Doricha eliza Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 7.7 cm (3.0 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 2.5 g (0.09 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of dry scrub and coastal dunes, visiting Agave and Ipomoea flowers. Supplements with insects … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Mexican Sheartail only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Sheartail

노래

Melodic, three-note ascending call; pure warm tones stepping upward smoothly, given clearly from tall perch.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Sheartail

Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and Cozumel Island. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Mexican Sheartail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Mexican Sheartail

8–9 cm의 소형 벌새로 멕시코 유카탄 반도·코수멜 섬 고유종. 수컷은 연장된 가늘고 긴 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진다. 해안 관목지와 정원에서 꿀을 먹는다. 제한된 분포에서의 서식지 파괴로 준위협으로 분류.

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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