Allen's Hummingbird vs Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Selasphorus sasin comparado com Urosticte benjamini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Allen's Hummingbird Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Nome científico Selasphorus sasin Urosticte benjamini
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
Peso 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4,0 g (0.14 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Colombian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Gleans small arthropods.
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Allen's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Purple-bibbed Whitetip only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Canto

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Canto

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near territory.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Found on the western and central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

About These Birds

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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 1,000-2,400 m. Green plumage with purple bib and white tail tips. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Named whitetip for the white-tipped tail feathers.

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