Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliomaster squamosus comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stripe-breasted Starthroat Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Heliomaster squamosus Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Nenhum

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Canto

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

O beija-flor-de-bico-longo-de-cauda-ponteada habita no nordeste e centro do Brasil. O macho tem partes superiores verdes com marcas escamosas no peito e garganta iridescente. Tem um bico longo para aceder ao néctar de flores tubulares. Habita em florestas secas e orlas de floresta do interior do Brasil. Sabe-se relativamente pouco sobre a sua ecologia em comparação com outros beija-flores.

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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