Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi 비교 대상 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
학명 Schistes geoffroyi Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 9.8 cm (3.9 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
체중 3.8 g (0.13 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark … 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

노래

Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped bill. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The name refers to its laterally compressed, wedge-like bill tip.

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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