Black-eared Fairy vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliothryx auritus 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-eared Fairy Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Heliothryx auritus Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 13.0 cm (5.1 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 5.15 g (0.18 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore robbing nectar from large flowers in forest canopy. Gleans small spiders and soft-bodied 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

Black-eared Fairy only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Black-eared Fairy

노래

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing sequence of mellow tones with subtle tremolo in misty montane forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-eared Fairy

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from the Guianas south through Brazil and west to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–700 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

Black-eared Fairy

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-eared Fairy

보라귀벌새(Heliothryx auritus)는 11–12cm의 길고 포크형 꼬리에 반짝이는 녹색 깃털과 두드러진 보라색 귀 반점을 지닌 우아한 벌새다. 베네수엘라에서 볼리비아와 브라질까지 아마존 지역에 서식한다.

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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