Snowcap vs Allen's Hummingbird

Microchera albocoronata 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Snowcap Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Microchera albocoronata Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 2.7 g (0.10 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from low shrubs and forest epiphytes in Central America. Supplements with small … 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

Snowcap only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Snowcap

노래

High, crystalline notes in bright musical phrase; clear ascending tones cascading smoothly in cheerful display.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Snowcap

Found in humid forests from Honduras to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest canopy.

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

Snowcap

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Snowcap

소형 벌새로 체장 약 8cm이며, 수컷은 보라색 윗면과 흰 왕관을 갖는다. 파나마와 코스타리카의 카리브 경사면 숲과 숲 가장자리에 서식한다. 꽃의 꿀과 소형 곤충을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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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