Wedge-tailed Sabrewing vs Allen's Hummingbird

Pampa pampa comparado com Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Allen's Hummingbird
Nome científico Pampa pampa Selasphorus sasin
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Peso 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with 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

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Canto

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

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

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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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