Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes albogularis 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Schistes albogularis Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 3.925 g (0.14 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers … 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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

없음

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

노래

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

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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