Allen's Hummingbird vs Sooty Barbthroat

Selasphorus sasin 비교 대상 Threnetes niger

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Allen's Hummingbird Sooty Barbthroat
학명 Selasphorus sasin Threnetes niger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
체중 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
산란 수 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Allen's Hummingbird only

없음

Sooty Barbthroat only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

노래

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

Sooty Barbthroat

노래

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Allen's Hummingbird

Sooty Barbthroat

깃털

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

About These Birds

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

소사레이지느러미벌새는 아마존 유역과 기아나 지방의 열대 저지대에 서식하는 소형 벌새입니다. 어두운 녹색 깃털과 붉은 부리가 특징이며, 숲 내부 그늘진 하층에서 주로 꿀을 섭취합니다.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family