Violet-crowned Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Leucolia violiceps comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-crowned Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Leucolia violiceps Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 5,433333333333333 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … 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-crowned Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, reedy chip with soft quality; barely audible staccato note given from dense vegetative cover. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Found in arid to semi-humid habitats from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Partial migrant.

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-crowned Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in arid to semi-humid habitats from the southwestern US to central Mexico. Males have a white breast and violet-blue crown. Nectarivore of oak woodland, desert oases, and gardens. Visits feeders in the southwestern US.

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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