Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sword-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Ensifera ensifera Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 15.3 cm (6.0 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 12.75 g (0.45 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small 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

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

노래

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

칼날부리벌새(14~15cm 몸통)로 부리가 몸통만큼 긴(8~10cm) 놀라운 벌새이다. 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 안데스 고지에 서식. 긴 꽃통 꽃의 꿀을 먹도록 진화했다. 관심필요종.

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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