Beautiful Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Calothorax pulcher в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Beautiful Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Calothorax pulcher Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 7,4 cm (2.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 2,6575 g (0.09 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers in Oaxaca, hovering at low scrub blooms. Catches gnats … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Beautiful Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Beautiful Hummingbird

Пение

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone fading gently in dense cloud forest shade.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Beautiful Hummingbird

Endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Resident in dry forest and thorn scrub at 600-2,000 m elevation.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Beautiful Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Beautiful Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Males have a magenta gorget similar to Lucifer Hummingbird. Long, decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic with restricted range.

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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