Sword-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Sword-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Ensifera ensifera Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 15,3 cm (6.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 12,75 g (0.45 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore uniquely adapted to extremely long flowers of Passiflora and Datura. Supplements with small insects … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Sword-billed Hummingbird only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft nasal tone held briefly then gently fading in mist.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,700–3,500 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Sword-billed Hummingbird

A remarkable hummingbird (14-15 cm body) with a bill as long as its body (8-10 cm), the longest bill relative to body size of any bird. Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,700-3,500 m. The extraordinarily long bill evolved to feed on deep tubular Passiflora flowers.

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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