Needle-billed Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis philippii 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Needle-billed Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Phaethornis philippii Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 4.9 g (0.17 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Needle-billed Hermit only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Needle-billed Hermit

노래

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Needle-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Needle-billed Hermit

깃털

Minute Hermit: metallic green above; buff underparts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill; streaked throat; pale belly

Allen's Hummingbird

깃털

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Needle-billed Hermit

바늘부리은둔벌새는 페루 동부에서 브라질 서부에 걸쳐 아마존 저지대 우림에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 은둔벌새로서는 이례적으로 직선형 바늘 모양 부리를 가집니다.

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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