Violet-headed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Klais guimeti comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-headed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Klais guimeti Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 2,775 g (0.10 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from lowland and foothill flowers in humid Central and South America. Supplements … 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

Violet-headed Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Canto

Harsh, emphatic screech with forceful projection; loud rough call carrying across open terrain assertively.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Honduras to Bolivia at 400-1,500 m elevation. Resident in lowland and foothill forests.

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

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-headed Hummingbird

O beija-flor-de-guimet é um beija-flor pequeno com coroa violeta brilhante nos machos, encontrado em florestas de montanha da América do Sul tropical.

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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