Coppery-headed Emerald vs Allen's Hummingbird

Microchera cupreiceps comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Coppery-headed Emerald Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Microchera cupreiceps Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 3,15 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … 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

Coppery-headed Emerald only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Coppery-headed Emerald

Canto

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; harsh sustained vibration carrying across open scrubby hillside.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Coppery-headed Emerald

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Classified as Near Threatened. A Costa Rican endemic.

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Coppery-headed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Males have a glittering copper-green crown and white breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Costa Rican endemic. Classified as Near Threatened.

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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